APPENDIX 15 : Categorization of Street Crossing Differences
Question: “Think about the street crossings we just made. What was different from your regular method when using TS?”
Category |
146 responses |
Confirms walk signal |
Don't have to listen & wait for cycle |
Confirms walk signal |
Don't have to listen to traffic |
Confirms walk signal |
Don't have to pause |
Confirms walk signal |
Easier to cross |
Confirms walk signal |
Faster to cross |
Confirms walk signal |
Gives a positive walk sign |
Confirms walk signal |
Got info on walk signs |
Confirms walk signal |
Great for weird intersections |
Confirms walk signal |
Helped me know where to go |
Confirms walk signal |
Info on signal |
Confirms walk signal |
Knew 100% I was crossing safe |
Confirms walk signal |
Knew initial start time |
Confirms walk signal |
Knew when not to go |
Confirms walk signal |
Knew when to safely walk |
Confirms walk signal |
Knew when to stop and go |
Confirms walk signal |
Knew when to walk |
Confirms walk signal |
Knew when to walk |
Confirms walk signal |
Know walk signal immediately |
Confirms walk signal |
Know when light says to go |
Confirms walk signal |
Know when to start |
Confirms walk signal |
Know when to walk |
Confirms walk signal |
Know when to walk |
Confirms walk signal |
Know when to walk |
Confirms walk signal |
Know when walk signal is on |
Confirms walk signal |
Knowing when to go is great help |
Confirms walk signal |
More safe to cross |
Confirms walk signal |
Not distracted crossing street |
Confirms walk signal |
Safer to cross |
Confirms walk signal |
Tells when to go or wait |
Confirms walk signal |
Tells you when to walk safely |
Confirms walk signal |
Told me when safe to go |
Confirms walk signal |
Told me when walk signal is lit |
Confirms walk signal |
Wait signal was good validation of regular technique |
Confirms walk signal |
Walk signal |
Confirms walk signal |
With regular method couldn't hear traffic |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Able to align myself |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Can align self across street |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Center & align crosswalk |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Could find location of crosswalk |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Could locate center of crosswalk |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Didn't veer |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Duration of walk signal |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Extra tool for alignment |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Follow beam when walk sign comes on |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Gives direction across street |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Gives guide beam across crosswalk |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Keep aligned for crossing |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Knew which direction to cross |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Likes beam for path to cross |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Tells where to go |
Confirms crosswalk alignment |
Walk direct |
Confirms direction |
Cardinal direction |
Confirms direction |
Direction |
Confirms direction |
Direction I'm facing |
Confirms direction |
Gave direction I was walking |
Confirms direction |
Gave orientation & cardinal direction |
Confirms direction |
Gives cardinal direction |
Confirms direction |
Gives direction |
Confirms direction |
Gives direction |
Confirms direction |
Gives direction |
Confirms direction |
Gives direction |
Confirms direction |
Gives directional info |
Confirms direction |
Gives info on direction |
Confirms direction |
Knew direction |
Confirms direction |
Knew direction I'm walking |
Confirms direction |
Knew which direction |
Confirms direction |
Know direction |
Confirms direction |
Know which direction |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
Crosswalk button |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
Easy to find push button |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
ID push button |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
Knew if push button |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
Knew there was a button |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
Know there is a push button |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
Saves search time for button |
Confirms presence of push buttons |
Didn't have to search |
Gives more independence |
Didn't have to ask |
Gives more independence |
Don't have to ask |
Gives more independence |
Don't have to ask |
Gives more independence |
No ask |
Gives more independence |
Didn't have to assume they spoke English |
Gives more independence |
More assurance |
Gives more independence |
More confident |
Gives more independence |
More independent |
Gives more independence |
Wouldn't have to wait for passers-by to ask |
Identifies Block Number |
100's # |
Identifies Block Number |
Block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Gave me block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Knew block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Knew block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Know block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Mow which block # |
Identifies Block Number |
Would not have known the block # |
Identifies intersection & lanes |
TS helped me understand traffic flow & change |
Identifies intersection & lanes |
# of lanes |
Identifies intersection & lanes |
Knew # of lanes |
Identifies intersection & lanes |
Knew to only cross 2 lanes for muni |
Identifies intersection & lanes |
Signs gave info on intersection type |
Identifies street names |
Knew names of streets |
Identifies street names |
Knew street names |
Identifies street names |
Gives me street name |
Identifies street names |
Know what street you're crossing |
Identifies street names |
Name of street |
Identifies street names |
Name of street |
Identifies street names |
Street I am at |
Identifies street names |
Street names |
Identifies street names |
Street names |
Identifies street names |
Street names |
Identifies street names |
Street names |
Identifies street names |
Tells street info |
Identifies street names |
Was able to know street names |
Increased spatial orientation |
Faster to find corner |
Increased spatial orientation |
Gave me info without learning |
Increased spatial orientation |
Gives additional info |
Increased spatial orientation |
Gives info I didn't have |
Increased spatial orientation |
Got positive ID |
Increased spatial orientation |
Knew points of interest and destination |
Increased spatial orientation |
Learned details |
Increased spatial orientation |
Location of places you wouldn't visually know |
Increased spatial orientation |
What was across street |
Increased spatial orientation |
What's across street |
Increased spatial orientation |
What's around |
Increased spatial orientation |
Can fill in visual map in my mind |
Increased spatial orientation |
Can listen to message & learn spatial information |
Increased spatial orientation |
Confirms where you are |
Increased spatial orientation |
Gives location info |
Increased spatial orientation |
Helps orient faster |
Increased spatial orientation |
Knew exactly where I was |
Increased spatial orientation |
Know what is around you |
Increased spatial orientation |
Orient easier |
Increased spatial orientation |
Tells me where I am |
Increased spatial orientation |
More information |
Increased spatial orientation |
Timely info |
General efficiency |
Can concentrate on message instead of traffic noise |
General efficiency |
(Don't have to) count |
General efficiency |
Didn't have to deduce |
General efficiency |
More safe |
General efficiency |
More secure |
General efficiency |
Much faster |
General efficiency |
Much safer |
General efficiency |
(Don't have to) remember |
General efficiency |
Safer |
General efficiency |
Incredible difference |
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