Hearing Assistance For Vehicles - Driving On The Road

[Nita Thomas]

Safe Driving is important. What products are available to help the deaf or hearing impaired to know when a siren is going on while driving? Specific -- to alert us where to look and to pull over if needed. This is for Police, Fire, and Emergency Vehicles. Sometimes they pull up and I really am shocked to see them. Sometimes I can tell there is a need to pull over, but when I don't know -- gosh that is nerve racking. What do you do?

 

[AlleyCat]

We look in our rear view mirror all the time. If you're not looking in your rear view mirror you should start.

 

[Nita Thomas]

We look in our rear view mirror all the time. If you're not looking in your rear view mirror you should start.

We look in our rear view mirror all the time. If you're not looking in your rear view mirror you should start.

Rear view mirrors work fine, but sometimes the vehicle is not quickly viewable from the rear mirror.

 

[Calvin]

We also have side mirrors as well as rearview mirror, I scan mirrors as I drive to I know and expect what is behind me.

At a stop sign or light... scan both ways in intersection to make sure no one runs red light/stop sign as well as no emergency vehicle approaching.

 

[DeafDucky]

The above is the cheapest way- Seeing the lights usually happens before you hear the sirens.

But if you REALLY want to get some sort of device/technology- here is one site (from googling...)
http://www.emergencyalertsolutions.com/Home.html

and another
http://www.evallc.com/

caveat emptor- always do your research too.

 

[whatdidyousay!]

My city has a warning light for when an ER vehicle is coming and the all traffic lights turn red . Our streets don't have a lot of room to pull over so there needs to be a warming light.

 

[Jane B.]

My city has a warning light for when an ER vehicle is coming and the all traffic lights turn red . Our streets don't have a lot of room to pull over so there needs to be a warming light.

I think you meant to say warning light. But I had to grin at a warming light. They want to warm you up before the vehicle comes through?

 

[Nita Thomas]

We also have side mirrors as well as rearview mirror, I scan mirrors as I drive to I know and expect what is behind me.

At a stop sign or light... scan both ways in intersection to make sure no one runs red light/stop sign as well as no emergency vehicle approaching.

I already do that... but the issue really is one of not hearing the sirens... and seeking some sort of techy aid to help discern the directions before viewing the vehicles.

 

[DeafNerdMommy]

I believe the lights work out just fine. Even with hearing people a lot hear the sound before they can even see them, so being able to hear them is not always useful but rather distracting.

 

[Reba]

I have perfect hearing and I still can't always discern from which direction the sirens are coming. The direction of sound can be deceiving. Seeing the lights is most important.

 

[Nita Thomas]

Thank you Reba, so this issue is not really limited to my deafness at all. I thought that my high frequency deafness was the reason I could not discern what direction the sound was coming from. The lights do work to clue me in just as they do for you.

 

[Nita Thomas]

My city has a warning light for when an ER vehicle is coming and the all traffic lights turn red . Our streets don't have a lot of room to pull over so there needs to be a warming light.

That would really help to prevent a lot of those stupid accidents that we read about. I wonder what it would cost or take to get that done in every city.

 

[Nita Thomas]

The above is the cheapest way- Seeing the lights usually happens before you hear the sirens.

But if you REALLY want to get some sort of device/technology- here is one site (from googling...)
http://www.emergencyalertsolutions.com/Home.html

and another
http://www.evallc.com/

caveat emptor- always do your research too.

Ah ha... so they do have some devices to help us. Thanks for sharing this info DeafDucky! I will check that reply.

 

[Nita Thomas]

Ah ha... so they do have some devices to help us. Thanks for sharing this info DeafDucky! I will check that out.