Chapter 29 Is it bothering you to hear the "hammer sound" in your ears?

The idea of ​​"humanity" in Hong Kong is shining everywhere, but the footsteps definitely did not start today. "Overpass", "tunnel", and "escalator", these are all visible; there are many facilities that are invisible, or not easy to be found by people—— I remember what I said in the previous article. When I first arrived in Hong Kong, I didn’t like the crowds here. Except for going to the streets at night, during the day, there are so many people on the streets that they are like toads by the river, swarming continuously.In the summer, people stand shoulder to shoulder, skin to skin, face to face, mouth to mouth, sometimes unlucky, the other person exhales foul breath, and you who are walking towards you swallow it all into your mouth, that Disgusting; besides this, there is another trouble I haven't mentioned, which is the noise on the road, the roar of vehicles, and the "lively" is extraordinary. There is also a sound mixed in it, which is very strange and dangdang, like a group of people You keep banging on the steel plate in your ear, which makes me very angry when I go out into the street.At first, I logically classified this sound as noise, but later I heard that this sound is not an ordinary sound, it is meaningful and effective, and it is specially prepared for blind people to use when crossing the road. "blind"?I felt that I was disrespectful, and when I swiped the floor, the "noise" became quieter, and instead I felt a lot of emotion in my ears——

In the past in Beijing, I only knew that blind people had "blind streets". Several times, I saw a row of crooked bicycles parked on the "blind streets". The government can't let the "blind road" be in vain, but I never thought that blind people not only need someone to arrange a special road for them, but also need voice prompts, otherwise how would they cross the road? The sound of hammering on the streets of Hong Kong is connected to the traffic light system on many roads.The sound of Dangdang is loud and strong, which means that the blind people can safely cross the road as soon as the green light is on; when the sound of Dangdang becomes weaker and finally stops gradually, the red light will also be on, and at this time every blind person is surrounded by people. It was as if someone stretched out a hand and quietly pulled the blind people, reminding them: Be careful, the red light is coming on, it is dangerous to cross the road now, you must wait a little longer.

Although, from 2004 to 2007, I have been stationed at the Hong Kong CCTV reporter station for three years. During such a long time, I have seen a total of only two blind people in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. However, if you observe carefully, in Hong Kong, Kowloon, and New Zealand, as long as there are larger traffic light intersections, there will be a "hammer sound". There is no need to investigate whether and how many blind people there are in this area. People already have such a "rule" in their minds. When erecting traffic lights, people with poor eyesight must be considered. This has become a mechanical inertia.

The painstaking "hammer sound" on Hong Kong's roads is just an extra "lively" sound for normal people with eyes and can avoid vehicles, but it is indispensable for blind people. It is similar to "blind road" (especially It can be seen everywhere) one for the sense of hearing and one for the sense of touch, jointly building a world as safe as possible for the blind...