Blind lanes are road facilities that specialize in helping blind people walk, and Article 34 of China's Traffic Safety Law stipulates that the sidewalks of the main roads in the city should be set up blind lanes in accordance with the plan. The yellow protruding striped blind lane resembles the blind man's "eyes", which is specially set up to facilitate the blind person's travel. Bricks with special shapes and conspicuous yellow colors use the blind person's foot feeling effect and the blind road brick to help blind people walk normally. However, in actual life, many blind passages have lost their proper function for various reasons, becoming the "pain point" of many blind people.
Recently, the reporter followed the blind Cao Guoji to inspect the use of blind lanes on some main roads in the urban area. Cao Guoji, 57, a native of Huzhuang Village, Incheon Town, now lives in The hetang Community in Anwen Subdistrict. Blinded by an injury for 28 years, he can perceive bright light but cannot judge the contours of objects. Every time before going out, he had to change into suitable shoes, put on a hat, and hold a blind cane, he said: "These lines are exquisite, the soles of the shoes should be thin, the head should be thick, so that it is easy to perceive the ground situation, so as not to kick and hurt; the brim of the hat should be large and long, to avoid being hit by the head." ”
Blind lanes become dangerous lanes
Cao Guoji encountered obstacles in battery cars
For the road around the residence, Cao Guoji has a clear understanding, "My family comes out about 100 steps to the intersection of Beizhen Street, and it takes 90 small steps to take the Beizhen Bridge." However, the actual situation is that less than 10 steps out, he encountered a battery car stopped on the blind road, less than 50 meters away, there are 4 tricycles, battery cars to seize the blind road, the sidewalk and the street connection there is a pothole, almost a foot into the puddle.
Vehicles are placed on blind alleys
The blind road is generally paved with two types of bricks, one is a strip of guide bricks, guiding the blind person to move forward with confidence, called the blind road of travel; the other is a tip brick with a dot, indicating that there is an obstacle in front of the blind person, and it is time to turn, called the prompt blind road. Cao Guoji crouched on the sidewalk and introduced to reporters, "The blind cane sweeping and tapping the straight bar will make a sound, and we will walk along the straight bar." The sound of tapping on the dotted raised bricks is different, which means to remind us to pay attention to the turn, but in fact there are some places where the bricks are not correct enough. ”
The blind lanes are uneven
Subsequently, in the north street of the county town, the reporter found that the blind road on the ground was undulating, and some blind road bricks had been cocked; the end of a blind road at the mouth of the city was a manhole cover and a lane, which had potential safety hazards; in Conch Street, a large number of battery cars were across the blind road, and even a stone squat was moved on the blind road; in north street, some blind road bricks were strangely shaped and seriously worn... All kinds of phenomena make the blind road dangerous to walk.
Because most of the blind lanes are set on the sidewalk or on one side, relatively speaking, the surrounding space is large, and individual unconscious citizens will use these spaces as parking places, randomly parked and occupied the road, and ignore the existence of blind lanes. The reporter saw at the entrance of a supermarket that more than 20 battery cars blocked the blind lane tightly. "Do you know that the battery car is parked directly above the blind alley?" "I don't know, there have always been battery cars parked here, and I didn't pay attention to the difference on the ground." In the random interview of the reporter, most of the citizens said that they did not know that there was a blind road.
Blind lanes are not as good as lanes
"If you take the blind alley seriously, you will definitely bump into it when you go out." Cao Guoji said that the uncertainty of blind lanes makes many blind people choose motorized lanes. He summed up the way to take the lane: "Be bold, familiarize yourself with the road, walk to the right, and listen with your ears." ”
Cao Guoji walked the blind alley
"I also know that taking the lane is dangerous, but there is really no way to do this." Cao Guoji talked about the first time he took the lane, "Most of the time I lived alone, it was inconvenient to take the blind road, once I saw a blind friend at a party, walking freely in the lane, I discussed this way with him. He took me away for the first time, I trembled to listen to the sound of the car passing by, judged the distance between the vehicle and me, and after walking more, the footsteps became bold, and now I am used to it. ”
Blind lanes are designed to provide visually impaired people with convenient and safe walking, focusing on practicality, safety and humanization, while the actual situation is not ideal. Fu Yangyong, chairman of the County Blind Association, analyzed that although there is no motor vehicle on the blind road, the road surface has more ups and downs, and accidents such as collisions with pedestrians and debris are common. Although the motorized road is dangerous, the road surface is smooth, the obstacles are few, and the road continuity is good, which has become the choice of many blind people who travel alone. However, when accompanied by family members, most blind people will choose to take the sidewalk.
Blind lanes are roads that blind people walk, and if they are occupied or damaged, they will bring great inconvenience and even danger to blind people. As for the main reason for the lack of blind road function, Fu Yangyong summarized it as "relatively low social attention". Fu Yangyong said that blind alleys often appear in the public's field of vision, but everyone rarely pays attention to them. Battery car parking carelessly blocked the tail of the car on the blind road, and even some cars directly parked on the sidewalk; the store temporarily placed goods, unintentionally blocked the blind road, it is possible that there are blind people passing through this time period; some sections of the blind road are damaged, not found in time, not repaired, resulting in the lack of blind lane function; some projects during construction, do not pay attention to the relevant provisions of the blind lane, accidentally destroy the blind lane facilities, it is difficult to repair in the later stage.
Blind lanes cannot be "blind"
Blind lanes are an important part of the construction of barrier-free environments, and are the basic conditions for blind people to go out of their homes and participate in social life. The reporter learned from the County Disabled Persons' Federation that the visual disabilities in Pan'an County are divided into two categories according to the different levels of disability. The first-degree and second-degree severe visually impaired persons are called blind, of which 195 are blind at the first level and 97 are blind at the second level. Grade III and Grade IV are called low-visually impaired persons, of whom 43 are third-level visually impaired and 173 are fourth-level visually impaired.
Blind lanes change direction at will and have obstacles
In recent years, the benefits of the barrier-free environment in Pan'an County have gradually expanded, but the construction of barrier-free facilities is not standardized. The county disabled persons' federation investigation found that the construction of blind lanes in the new and old towns is not standardized, and the situation of being occupied is more prominent, some blind lanes are blocked by garbage bins, fire hydrants and other objects, some are occupied by motor vehicles, electric vehicles, and businesses, some are blocked by drainage facilities and manhole covers, and some blind lanes are damaged.
Blind roads are not "blind", and we need to work together. Jin Feiyun, a staff member of the county disabled persons' federation, said that strengthening the publicity of the construction of barrier-free environment and forming a consensus that the whole society attaches importance to accessibility is the top priority, "Improving everyone's 'blind road awareness' is not an overnight thing, everyone can start from me: do not occupy blind roads in daily life." ”
Cao Guoji observes the blind passage
In the next step, the county disabled persons' federation will further strengthen the management of barrier-free environment construction. Combined with the transformation of the old town of Pan'an County, the construction of new urban areas, the upgrading of tourist attractions and the construction of beautiful villages, in strict accordance with the "Regulations on the Construction of Barrier-free Environment", the barrier-free construction is integrated into the construction of new projects, and strictly checks the design, construction, construction, acceptance and other links to ensure that the barrier-free facilities are built at one time; strengthen the supervision of the use and maintenance of barrier-free facilities, law enforcement departments should increase law enforcement efforts, promptly stop the acts of damage, encroachment and arbitrary changes to barrier-free facilities, and make corresponding penalties in accordance with regulations. Promote the normalization, standardization and standardization of the construction and management of barrier-free facilities.
Reporter Ying Yuqi Editor: Ye Jiangyao
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