Street crossings

Section 30 of 41

When Glide stops at the down-curb, keep your feet planted. Gently nudge the device forward to identify if this is a drop curb or a blended ramp. The question is if you need to step down or not. If the tires roll forward smoothly into the street, it is a ramp, if the tires sink down to street level, this is a drop-down curb and you will need to lower Glide down the step into the gutter. In either case, keep your feet planted as this is likely the best position for you to initiate crossing. The alignment Glide used to approach the curb is likely best. Listen to traffic sounds, checking that parallel traffic is loudest on your right side or left side and perpendicular traffic sounds loudest passing in front of you. If this is not the case, make very tiny adjustments to your alignment by aiming your shoulders then stacking your face, hips and feet to match the direction of your shoulders. It is your responsibility to determine safe timing to cross the street; Glide will not indicate one way or another. Because Glide detects a street ahead of you, the brakes are locked and you cannot move forward as a safety precaution. To unlock Glide’s brakes and initiate crossing, press and hold the Glide button. Glide will announce “crossing” and you will feel a haptic pulse through the grip. Glide will maintain the alignment that you set with your body straight across to the up curb where Glide will announce “crossing complete.” If your alignment was off and you are veering too far away from the up-curb, Glide can correct your alignment. If this is necessary, you will feel a change in direction of the wheels. Shift your shoulders and stay behind Glide as you follow it towards the up-curb. If the up curb is a ramp, you and Glide will continue walking uphill onto the sidewalk. If it is a drop-down curb, Glide will brake, detecting the curb as an obstacle and you will have to lift the device up onto the sidewalk and step up to follow it. The Glide technique for street crossing applies to all types of intersections and in US/Canada and UK traffic directions: narrow, wide, with median, with traffic island, angled, offset, and roundabouts.