Cee’s Which Way Challenge #16

24 Apr 2015

Cee’s Which Way Challenge #16

During a recent visit to Puebla, Mexico, we noticed these strips implanted in many of the center city sidewalks. Wondering about the purpose, we came up with possibilities, none of which remotely came close to the real one. Later we saw several visually impaired people walking along at a fairly fast clip, holding extra long canes with the points following one of the grooves. Notice the perpendicular grooves which alert a person to the presence of a driveway.
Someone suggested that the strips were installed after laying cables in the sidewalks, so I don’t know if the use as a guide was original or secondary. But either way, it’s ingenious!

Posted in Photo Challenges, Travel and tagged Mexico, Photo Challenge Which Way

11 thoughts on “Cee’s Which Way Challenge #16”

spixl on April 24, 2015 at 4:28 pm said:

Wow! And with the braille street signs in Oaxaca, I’m thinking Mexico is doing more to accomodate the visually impaired than the US!

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- Marilyn Albright on April 24, 2015 at 8:26 pm said:
  
  I agree. I just don’t know if anything like these or the street signs exist anywhere in the US, even though they should.
  Kind of like the parade and folkloric dances the Down’s syndrome and other children get to participate in – different attitude.
  
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Cee Neuner on April 24, 2015 at 4:51 pm said:

Great walk for which way. Thanks so much for playing 🙂

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- Marilyn Albright on April 24, 2015 at 8:26 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Cee, for the challenge! We all learn so much from each other.
  
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roamingpursuits on April 25, 2015 at 2:34 am said:

Nice shot.

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- Marilyn Albright on April 25, 2015 at 8:46 am said:
  
  Thanks for the compliment. I’m glad we were able to learn the purpose.
  
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Cee Neuner on April 29, 2015 at 6:53 am said:

Congratulations! I have chosen this post to be featured on Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/04/29/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-2015-week-17/
I sure hope you are having a terrific week.

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- Marilyn Albright on April 29, 2015 at 12:33 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Cee, for featuring my Which Way photo and for hosting the challenge! It’s always fun to see everyone’s interpretations.
  
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  - Cee Neuner on April 29, 2015 at 12:58 pm said:
    
    You are welcome Marilyn 🙂
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