WHAT IS EXPECTED of our students after training, regardless of whether they use hearing or vision to cross:

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After they complete our O&M program, our students

• will realize that Situations of Uncertainty exist, and
• will know how to recognize them.
  They recognize Situations of Uncertainty intuitively, on a "gut level." They do not use any formal method of assessment, nor do they time any vehicles.
  Instead, they recognize Situations of Uncertainty by merely observing the traffic for a short time (listening and/or watching) and
  
  • notice whether they have enough warning of vehicles to know when it's clear to cross.
    
    
To recognize Situations of Uncertainty intuitively they have to
• have an intuitive understanding of their crossing time for various widths of streets;
• be able to determine the probable width of unfamiliar streets.
  
  
They know that

• the situation can change from day to day and sometimes even minute to minute and therefore
• Situations of Uncertainty can exist at a given crossing at some times and not at others.
  
   As a result, whenever they reach a crossing with no traffic signal or stop sign, whether the crossing is familiar or not,

• they take a moment to observe and judge whether it is a Situation of Uncertainty at that time.
  
  
When they find themselves in Situations of Uncertainty, they can efficiently

• analyze the level of risk, and
• decide if the risk is acceptable;
  
  • where the risk is acceptable, they reduce the risks as much as possible and go ahead and cross, and
  • where the risk is not acceptable (or not preferable), they can implement alternatives.
    
    
When they find themselves in Situations of Confidence

• they can use their hearing or vision to efficiently and reliably determine when it is clear to cross.

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Goals:

After they complete our O&M program, our students

• will know what Situations of Uncertainty are;
• can determine whether they have enough warning of vehicles to know when it's clear to cross;
• have an intuitive understanding of their crossing time for various widths of streets;
• can determine the probable width of unfamiliar streets.
• understand that the situation can change from day to day and sometimes even minute to minute
• analyze how likely they will be injured or killed if they cross in a Situation of Uncertainty;
• decide if the risk is acceptable;
• can implement alternatives to crossing independently;
• can efficiently and reliably determine when it is clear to cross in Situations of Confidence (situations where it is possible for them to determine when it's clear to cross).
  
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