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New standard will make crossing the street safer for disabled persons.
Equipping pedestrian street crossings with acoustic and tactile signals to help disabled was as step forward. The problem is that they vary from one country to another, now a new ISO standard provides the basis for harmonizing such signals on a worldwide basis. The aim of ISO 23600:2007 , Assistive products for persons with vision impairments and persons with vision and hearing impairments-Acoustic and tactile signals for pedestrian traffic is to ensure equivalent information worldwide at intersections equipped with pedestrian crossing signals. The standard sets out the requirements, technical specifications and performance criteria for acoustic and tactile signals for pedestrian traffic lights and will help to ensure major benefits such as: -Harmonized criteria for manufacturers and designers -Safe, reliable and functional products - Enhanced compatibility between products -Common testing methods leading to comparable, reliable test results
At an interaction that is not equipped with acoustic and tactile signals, persons with vision impairments are forced to use the sounds of vehicular traffic when possible in order to estimate the time to start crossing a street an to determine their direction of travel. For details refer to www.iso.org
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