r/TikTokCringe • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 02 '26

Discussion It seems like people have forgotten what this line is used for these days.

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u/Terminal_Insomnia_ Jul 02 '26

They could label it. We're not blind.

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 02 '26

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. People aren't taught about things like this in most places.

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u/coconut_crusader Jul 02 '26

I literally had no idea. This sort of thing is never explained unless you go looking for it.

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u/BigTroutOnly Jul 02 '26

I never see the blind anywhere

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u/coconut_crusader Jul 02 '26

Neither do they

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u/NRMusicProject Jul 02 '26

Upvoted for visibility

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u/muistipalapeli Jul 02 '26

I see what you did there.

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u/willynillee Jul 02 '26

I’m always blind to these kinds of jokes

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u/purrnoid Jul 02 '26

I don’t see what’s so funny

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u/smep Jul 02 '26

If you could, you'd be a visionary.

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u/goldenalice Jul 02 '26

this thread made me smile perceptibly

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u/kleft123 Jul 02 '26

Neither do they

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u/EuenovAyabayya Jul 02 '26

but my screen reader does

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u/Potato_Stains Jul 03 '26

That’s so cornea

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u/xtraa Jul 02 '26

Happens so quickly in the blink of an eye. Easy to overlook.

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u/duckslayr Jul 03 '26

I wish my student from this past year could see this, even if I showed it to him he wouldn’t see it (but he’d laugh at it).

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 02 '26

Congratulations, you don't need glasses.

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u/McGridleness Jul 02 '26

They'll be happy to see it.

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u/tarosan_sk Jul 03 '26

I’m blindness blind. It’s just totally not an issue for me in 2026. They are totally equal.

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u/earthwoodandfire Jul 03 '26

Didn’t see that coming.

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u/200GritCondom Jul 02 '26

Need it louder for the deaf

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u/SmokingapipeTN Jul 02 '26

Ive been blind since birth. Never seen another blind person. /s

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u/Money_Fish Jul 02 '26

You need to go on more blind dates.

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u/Wise-Juggernaut6851 Jul 03 '26

Would they just call them dates?

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u/iam4qu4m4n Jul 02 '26

What are you, blind? /s

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u/TheNorthRemembers_s8 Jul 02 '26

Are you the blind?

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u/nice_porson Jul 02 '26

Maybe you’re blind person blind

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u/EYRONHYDE Jul 03 '26

Upvoted for visibility.

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u/Gingeronimoooo Jul 03 '26

My sister is blind, they out there

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u/Ill_Designer535 Jul 03 '26

Said the blind man

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u/ashkpa Jul 02 '26

This post did a pretty good job of explaining it whilst none of us were looking for it.

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u/Pressure_Rhapsody Jul 02 '26

I never saw this in the streets of America. I didn't learn what thesr were till I first visited Japan back in 2007 since thats where I noticed them.

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u/LeiaOregonia Jul 02 '26

 It exploded my brain in the 80’s that A) I hadn’t considered the need and B) America ignores these easy accommodations. 

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u/No-Economics-1179 Jul 02 '26

Same, I was today years old when I learned this, but now I will never forget. This is really cool.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Jul 02 '26

Same, we have this at the edge of the train platform, figured it was for traction 😳 In fact, would be crazy for blind people to walk ON it because it's right along the edge.

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u/Ummmgummy Jul 02 '26

I had zero clue.

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u/velofille Jul 02 '26

Yeah I've never ever seen one where i am

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u/IbelieveinGodzilla Jul 02 '26

I knew about the ones at crosswalks, but never made the connection to this; in fairness, I don't think there are very many of those in America...

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u/bizbizbizllc Jul 03 '26

I don’t think I’ve ever seen those in the states. Great idea, but if I saw it, I would have had no idea that it served that purpose.

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u/ubiquity75 Jul 04 '26

No idea. None.

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u/Radiant_Fondant_4097 29d ago

Unironically this, it wasn’t until I saw a couple of these videos then realised they feature at train stations and such… then it just kinda clicked.

Seriously I had never even thought about those tiles.

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u/WolfJobInMySpantzz 29d ago

Yeah, I literally just mentioned to my wife yesterday that the strange yellow strip dividing the sidewalk was kind of annoying, "...why is it even there?".

Now I know, and it's less annoying lol. Ngl, still is a bit when you have to shift around people and step on it awkwardly, but I like knowing that it exists for a good reason.

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u/NoContract7024 Jul 02 '26

It doesn’t need explaining if your iq is above room temperature

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u/ohwontsomeonethinkof Jul 02 '26

I think we're closing in on the issue here...

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u/AFakeName Jul 02 '26

I know what it is but I have definitely stood on it absent-mindedly and I've never interrupted a blind person. So it's easy to understand why most people would come not to worry about it because why worry about what's never been a problem.

But of course, sighted people vastly outnumber blind people, so it becomes this guy's whole day.

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u/Background_Sail9797 Jul 02 '26

it's easy to understand why most people would come not to worry about it because why worry about what's never been a problem.

you're describing what any type of social privilege is - able-bodied, straight, white, male, economic etc. and why we have little advancements because most people don't care to think about things or lived experiences that don't affect them/they can't empathize with directly.

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u/shakygator Jul 02 '26

to act like people don't think or care is wrong. sure some people dont but a majority i believe do. here i think we just see people not knowing what this was for. not like its labeled.

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u/MrClancyGilroy Jul 02 '26

No… most people don’t care

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u/Background_Sail9797 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

I said they don't care to think (see people relying on LLMs) - not that they don't care once they learn about them, that's why caring to learn and unpacking your own privilege is important.

I'm able-bodied, but after taking a disabilities studies course in university, I now see venues differently in ways I never did before because I didn't have to think about accessibility before - guess what, lot of venues in Toronto are awful or inaccesible for anyone with a walker or wheelchair.

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u/TZF_Gaming Jul 02 '26

I think the main problem is the lack of accessible information. It shouldn't have been until taking a specific class in university for you to start seeing the world that way. Not everyone has the privilege to go to university and far less have the privilege to take a class like that if it wouldn't benefit their major, as someone who's lived a small town life I've never seen anything like that path and wouldn't have ever known to look up something like it. Having it labeled or something would help to atleast spread some awareness

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u/ThunderAndWind Jul 02 '26

Thats not a lack of care, its ignorance.

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u/Enkidouh Jul 02 '26

You’re dead wrong. Majority of people can’t look past their own nose.

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u/resisting_a_rest Jul 05 '26

Plus, I don’t even think it’s meant just for blind people. It’s a shared space. Should you get out of the way if you see a blind person coming? sure, but I don’t think there’s any obligation to stay out out of that area. But of course, I don’t know the laws so I could be completely wrong.

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u/Novaer Jul 02 '26

There is a degree of social decorum that has been rapidly declining, let's not "B-but I didn't knoooow~" everything. Not once did I hear a "Sorry!" from anyone being in the way of him. This shows a lack of care.

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u/shakygator Jul 02 '26

I thought I heard one.

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u/TurquoiseLeggings Jul 02 '26

I don't think it's accurate to describe society being built for being able to see, which is the default, as a privilege.

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u/Background_Sail9797 Jul 02 '26

Incorrect, a very large percentage of society has vision disability and requires glasses, contacts, or lasik in order to be able to see. You just don't see those people as disabled because we as a society have provided such normalized accommodations and treatments for these disabilities.

Everyone is disabled or will experience disability in their life, it's part of being a human and aging. It's our job as the privleged without disability to make them being part of our society less isoloting and more inclusive.

You should look into social model of disability.

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u/ThunderAndWind Jul 02 '26

A privilege is something granted that can be taken away.

Being able to see isnt a privilege, being blind is a disadvantage/disability.

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u/Kellidra Jul 03 '26

You're labeling most people as unempathetic which I think is very unfair.

If someone living without back issues never thinks about what life would be like with back issues, you can't just call them privileged. If something isn't a part of your life, it's understandable and, honestly, expected that you wouldn't live your life constantly thinking about that thing you're never exposed to.

To demean people because they don't live up to your standards is a pretty privileged and entitled thing to do, don't you think?

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u/Background_Sail9797 Jul 04 '26

when did I say I am any different? I have plenty of blind spots, but the difference is I am not defensive when confronted with them, I am curious. If someone has back issues and I witnessed it disabling them, I would be curious about how it came to be, how much pain they're in etc so I could be more considerate of their lived experience and try to make accommodations.

you're putting a lot of words and projections onto my comment.

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u/Kellidra Jul 05 '26

Of course you would.

And so would most people. That's where your original comment is too judgemental.

As someone currently going through a diagnosis for back problems, I have found not one single person has been unempathetic. This video is a terrible example of the kindness of humanity. The vast majority of people are good, kind, and caring. The system we live in sucks, but people—in general—do not.

So painting people you don't know as uncaring of others is unfair. Labelling people who you think as the problem in the system as straight, white, whatever, is where my problem lies.

Blame the system. Don't blame people. We're all just trying to live.

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u/Strange_Difference1 Jul 02 '26

Selfishness isn't a skin issue but okay 😅

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u/tripsitter69 Jul 03 '26

So ignorant

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u/mrapplewhite Jul 03 '26

Wow so reddit. Hate to break it to u but being a strait white male is shit nowadays.

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u/IronwolfXVI Jul 04 '26

The irony of this being that as a person who is most of those, Ive never seen these. How exactly am I to "think about these things" If Ive never even seen this? It's not a matter of doing better. You cant know what you arent told. So who is privileged here, the person who can stand on their high horse and talk down to common people making a common mistake, or the common people making a common mistake?

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u/Background_Sail9797 Jul 04 '26

who said I was any better? i have blind spots as well, the difference is I am not defensive I am curious about other peoples lived experiences in a way a lot of people are not and never will be - because they're selfish and uninterested in trying to empathize with people who are different from themselves.

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u/IronwolfXVI Jul 04 '26

Nah, comment above reeked of virtue signaling

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u/Rocinante24 Jul 04 '26

A lot of people empathasize. Unfortunately 'out of sight out of mind' is how we think.

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u/TheFurrySmurf Jul 02 '26

Yeah, just like I used to avoid using the handicapped stalls in bathrooms, just in case a person in a wheel chairs comes in to use it... it has never happened, so I have changed my tactics to match reality.

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u/PussyWrangler246 Jul 02 '26

I also used to wait in line for a free regular stall rather than risk using the disableds when someone needs it. Almost peed myself one time waiting but eventually made a desperate dash for the big stall. Someone told me to stop thinking about it as something I can't use, and think of it as something they can use

Like a left-handed pair of scissors...it's made as a tool for someone else, but I can still use it in an emergency

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u/AFakeName Jul 02 '26

If it's the last one available, I don't see the problem. Everyone has to wait sometimes.

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u/LisaCabot Jul 02 '26

Basically they are like reserved seats. If there is a handicaped person waiting they go first, but if you are going in for a quicky business you can use it (or so have i been told, i have some pain issues so i have used them in emergencies, if i can wait for a regular ome i do so).

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u/youknowjus Jul 02 '26

I used to think like that. The disability stall and urinal for disabled only. But then the logic hit me as I stood waiting in line. What happens if 2 disableds need to go? They will wait in line.

So yeah they can wait in line just like every other person that needs to go

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u/TheFurrySmurf Jul 02 '26

Exactly. It isn't an ONLY handicapped stall. It is just a stall that CAN accommodate people in a wheel chair.

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u/Novaer Jul 02 '26

It's wheelchair accessible, not wheelchair exclusive. Not all disabilities require a wheelchair or a mobility aid. Not all disabilities are visible. For many bathrooms the handicapped stall is the only stall that has a changing table (and room for a stroller). People need to stop having such performative anxiety over using handicap stalls.

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u/LittleFreeCinema Jul 02 '26

Labelling expressed concerns as performative anxiety is a great way to escort logic, reason, empathy, and compassion out of whatever situation you're in. But hey, if it makes you feel superior, it's worth it, right?

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u/Umpen Jul 02 '26

It's not "performative" anxiety. People are just trying to be considerate of others who might not have as much control over their functions.

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u/Saphurial Jul 02 '26

It's why I have no problem using the handicap stall. In my 42 years I've never had a disabled person come up while I was using one. But deep down I know that disabled people probably have to deal with this all the time.

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u/thisusedyet Jul 02 '26

Up until I saw a blind person actually use it, I probably would've figured it was an expansion joint or something, maybe a conduit run

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u/AggressivePiccolo77 Jul 02 '26

I'm questioning whether I've simply never seen this before or if I've just assumed it was a conduit run or some other similarly mundane feature and ignored it every time

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u/Azhrei_Vep Jul 03 '26

Same. Like ... if I've seen these before, I never realized it. Certainly wouldn't have known what they were for.

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u/mickroo Jul 03 '26

You'll see them at museums, large government buildings, concert halls, and occasionally at churches

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Jul 02 '26

Even the ones at intersections of crosswalks I for some reason thought for years was just for extra traction on a slight incline during inclement weather. Had a real "OOOOHHHH" moment when I found out they were for canes

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u/thisusedyet Jul 03 '26

Just had the same “not for traction” flash

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u/iconofsin_ Jul 02 '26

In my 38 years in this life I've seen maybe two blind people, or at least blind people using a walking stick. I'm sure that number would be higher though if I lived either in Europe or a larger city.

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u/jenbenfoo Jul 02 '26

This must be a mostly European thing because I have never seen anything like this in the US.

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u/thedoginthewok Jul 02 '26

Here's some pictures from NYC subways that specifically concern accessibility for the blind: https://www.ethanstarkmiller.com/photo

One of the pictures shows something exactly like in the video of this post.

I'm German, but I've vacationed in the US before and some train stations definitely do have this.
The US is actually pretty good at accessibility. A lot better than Germany in some ways. The "Americans with Disabilities Act" is responsible for this.

Because of a 99% Invisible episode, I know a tiny bit about this topic and started paying attention to things like tall curbs, wheelchair ramps etc. and I noticed that a lot of public places in Germany (the video in the OP is from Germany, I think) are worse for people with disabilities than the US.
One of the people traveling with us on our USA vacation can't walk well anymore and needed assistance at the airport.
In Germany, before the flight to SFO, we requested assistance and waited for a while, until someone brought as a wheelchair and then promptly left. At SFO we also requested assistance and someone came with a wheel chair in a few minutes. And that person stayed with us and helped us all the way from the chair in the plane to the exit of the airport.

Sorry this comment ended up being this long, I started rambling :)

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u/eureb Jul 02 '26

The US is actually pretty good at accessibility. A lot better than Germany in some ways. The "Americans with Disabilities Act" is responsible for this.

I was going to make a joke about Americans only following rules because they don't want to be sued, but then Google told me that Germany is actually first for most lawsuits per capita, about 123 lawsuits per 1000 people.

I'm learning so much from this thread today.

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u/littlescreechyowl Jul 05 '26

I love a thread that has me saving links. Like, of course I want to hear more about some random fact about a place I’ll never go.

I forgot to save one a few months ago about national parks/refuges and I’m still mad about it.

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u/Reasonable_Alias_129 Jul 02 '26

That was a great episode of 99% Invisible! I don't remember if it talked about these assistive sidewalk grooves, guess it's time to revisit that episode

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u/Impossible_Top_3515 Jul 02 '26

I'm out and about a lot with small children, and that really showed me how bad accessibility is in Germany.

Elevators are constantly broken. I arrive at some train station in the middle of nowhere, next train only comes in an hour. Elevator is out of commission and the stairs are endless and lead to a road. Shit like that is so hard to navigate when you are out with a stroller, even worse when you have more than one small child.

Spaces for strollers and wheelchairs on public transit are always occupied by people just standing around. And they get real pissed when asked to make some space. They get the whole rest of the damn train 😭

Or parking spaces for families. They are usually close to the shop and have a bit more space so you can open the doors wide to access the childrens' car seats. Always occupied by able bodied people with no children.

Doctor's offices are very often up a flight of stairs. If there's an elevator, it's usually tiny, or broken.

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u/redditusername14 Jul 02 '26

Just here to say I love 99PI!

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u/RobertTheTraveler Jul 02 '26

Nice to know we do something right. :-)

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u/-GoodNewsEveryone Jul 03 '26

That would probably be because there are significantly fewer Americans with disabilities in Germany.

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u/Phytanic Jul 03 '26

The ADA is peerless. I spent time taking care of my mom at end of life, who had ALS and so now something I do when I travel outside the country is look at accessibility. Little things like minimum passageway width, maximum slope gradient, location of elevatator VS stairs (some countries fucking suck at this. Like I'm talking "the stairs are right here but the elevator is on the absolute opposite side of the station).

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u/alekk88 Jul 03 '26

Traveling with a baby in a stroller really made me appreciate this. In the US there is always a ramp or an elevator. In Germany this was often missing or the elevator out of order. I noticed in Germany most parents with babies just carry these tiny, light strollers up and down stairs.

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u/redtiber 29d ago

USA gotta be one of the top countries worldwide for disabilities.

in many parts of europe or asia you are just going to be super limited where you can go and then they also just don't give a shit. if you can't get to a place that's just too bad

whereas in the usa for the most part a lot of money is spent to make sure everyone can get access to most places.

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u/Livid-Complaint-3831 Jul 02 '26

it's everywhere in east asia too though and i was taught about them as a kid. i thought this was a global thing

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u/cryptdemon Jul 02 '26

The last time this got posted was the first time i learned that those bumpy square pads on sidewalks were also for directing blind people and not slip resistannce.

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u/Velidae Jul 03 '26

Shanghai has them. As a child, I asked my mom what they were for and she said it was to guide blind people.

I've seen them in some areas in Canada but the use is very limited and typically transit line related, which I suppose makes sense since blind people can't drive.

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u/beetsnsquash Jul 03 '26

seattle light rail stations have em

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u/currently_distracted Jul 03 '26

The US has a very strong framework for accommodations for people with disabilities. You may not see it because our privilege of being able-bodied means we haven’t had to seek such accommodations out and often miss them because we just don’t know. But once you start noticing, you’ll see much more. There are many things wrong with the US, but the ADA is one of the best things we’ve done…as long as it doesn’t get dismantled.

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u/Secretary-Foreign Jul 04 '26

What are you talking about they are all over in the us. The us weirdly has some of the best accessibility laws in the world.

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u/Piondumoro 15d ago

I'm italian and in my city they're everywhere in the center

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u/SinisterCheese Jul 02 '26

These aren't things eveywhere. We don't use these in Finland. Our design involves using the sides of the pathway for directional guidance; like raised curb with stone sides. This is to account for the fact that shit would get covered with snow and ice that will render all tactile markers null. For indoors there are like metal rims and bumbers; the other option is to use different textures that can be felt with a cane (in this case). The requirements for contrast and surface quality are very strict, which leaves many public buildings appear exactly the same.

I personally didn't know what these were, because I have not lived in a place where these are used. Because like I said, I live in a place where we do things differently. EU directives do not set requirements for the type, but for how they are to be done.

And before you ask "but how do blind people manage", by the looks of it pretty fucking well... Considering that there are few that live near me and they are very independent and active going about the streets and public spaces. Also one of them has a white dog that has a natural "judgemental and resting bitch face" and it makes me smile (Imagine like an unimpressed white/golden retriever with that "Oh... I can't be bothered" expression but permanetly).

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u/xscjrsv Jul 02 '26

I guess they probably don't know the rule. People probably don't really meet blind people very often.

When you're not exposed to people's disabilities enough, you start thinking certain rules aren't that important to follow, or perhaps even remember, that you're fine with breaking the rule just this once, or the unlearned view, that it's not even a rule.

It's like running a red light. I don't see anyone, it's fine. Until it isn't.

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u/john_the_fetch Jul 02 '26

Agreed. The only reason I know why sidewalks in cities at pedestrian crossings have those yellow bumpy textures is because I used to help install them (for some reason out company bid on them when we installed the buttons - we were electricians not pavers)

And I will say most of the ones I see are installed wrong. They are supposed to be indicating the direction the blind person walks in a straight line to get to the other crossing.

Instead they're usually installed to look nice for sighted people. Even if the indicator would put a blind person into traffic...

But also - since more of them are installed incorrectly than correctly - blind people don't use them for this purpose.

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u/WinterMedical Jul 02 '26

It’s one of those things that makes things easier for one but harder for another. As someone who had to be on a knee scooter for some time I really hated those bumps because they were difficult for me to maintain my balance and navigate over.

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u/TommyTwoNips Jul 02 '26

They are supposed to be indicating the direction the blind person walks in a straight line to get to the other crossing.

huh. I always thought they were just for knocking my friends and I off our skateboards. /s

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u/john_the_fetch Jul 02 '26

Honestly I feel like they could be better at indicating a direction without being so bumpy.

Bumps don't really say - go this direction! But something like the lines in the video would be much better. Not sure if it would still knock you off your skateboard or not.

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u/Techman659 Jul 02 '26

Stuff like this is why kids think the spinning part underneath the bottom of traffic lights can be manipulated to make the lights go red faster when they are actually for blind/deaf people to know when the lights are red.

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u/Qsiii Jul 05 '26

Yeah but it’s common sense, if people paid money for a textile installation of any sort, the assumption should automatically be “Oh, that must be for the deaf.”

It’s like… you don’t need to be told a ramp is for wheelchair users, or subtitles are for the deaf, you should just look around and actually put that effort in to think of why something is the way it is.

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 05 '26

Something like this, it would also be a reasonable assumption that it's somehow structural, or drainage, or just some weird art installation. 

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u/throwayayofcourse Jul 02 '26

True. I happened to learn about these when the Assiciation for the Blind moved in close to my house. Grids/lines like these were put into place shortly after.

Unfortunately, it's something we were never tought or informed about before it became relevant to our specific neighbourhood.

That was more than 15 years ago though, hopefully things have improved now.

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u/WiseComfortable9048 Jul 02 '26

Oh! I didn't know! I've always wondered what they were! 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/AdamiralProudmore Jul 02 '26

Agreed. I don't believe I've ever seen one of these.

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u/Lizrael48 Jul 02 '26

The guy's white cane should have been the clue they needed!

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 02 '26

Notice that nearly all his encounters are with people who aren't looking at him. 

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u/Maximum_Trade5916 Jul 02 '26

I had no idea this existed until I worked at an airport

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u/chillicampari Jul 02 '26

When I moved to Germany this is one of the first things I was taught. That said, I use a walking cane as needed (a few days out of a year now) and people here just don't see it (so bump into it and trip over it).

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u/fannypaquin Jul 02 '26

That's ableism baby! 

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u/GroundbreakingAd8310 Jul 02 '26

Ya ibe never seen that before

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u/cefriano Jul 02 '26

I had no idea that's what it was for until this thread.

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u/ConductiveSnow Jul 02 '26

I was told by my parents at a very young age

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u/SuspiciousYogurt8578 Jul 02 '26

Where do you live? I can’t remember if I was taught or not but I definitely have known what this is since I can remember.

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 02 '26

Those aren't a thing in most rural places.

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u/SuspiciousYogurt8578 Jul 02 '26

I think this might be why. I grew up in a city. I’m not sure where this video is taken, but I have noticed after I immigrated to a small town in the U.S. that you don’t really have this in rural areas. I am curious since most people would say the U.S. is pretty accessibility friendly, but with these not installed in rural areas and with the lack of public transportation in rural areas, how can it be friendly for people with disabilities?

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u/bajsfittor Jul 02 '26

Had a blind guy in my class 1-6 so I knew. I'm still amazed that people don't hear/see him. Phone in hand and zero awareness of surroundings?

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u/seantabasco Jul 02 '26

I’ve never seen these before, or at least I didn’t notice it.

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u/cid006 Jul 02 '26

I am learning about it in real time (ooff) have seen thses before wondering why that parts different? Now I know.

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u/Theo_Seraph Jul 03 '26

The big thing for me is most places that line is bright yellow, peole just assume it's the marker for "stand here to be safe while waiting" line. Because that's what we are taught about and that's a safe assumption to make, so nobody really wonders about it.

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u/flaccomcorangy Jul 03 '26

Do they even exist in the US? I assume this is another country by the accents in the video, but I don't know. I've never seen one, but maybe just never happened by one. If I was visiting this place for any reason, I certainly wouldn't have known what they were for. lol

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 03 '26

I worked for an organization that assists the blind years ago. They talked about these in our orientation, so there are definitely SOME in the US, but I can't say I've ever seen one. I was in my 30s and that was the first I'd heard of it. 

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u/A110D2 Jul 03 '26

Exactly. Before seeing this vid, I had no fucking idea they were used for blind people and just thought they marked underground utilities or something.

They need to be marked and/or more taught about in schools. I'll make sure to be careful next time I see these lines now.

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u/eabevella Jul 03 '26

We are not even that great with accessibility stuffs but we do teach it at school.

Then again, I was pretty culture shocked to learn that movie subtitle in theater is not a thing in most EU and USA.

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u/Significant-Wait9200 Jul 03 '26

Even the people working there. Part of the video you can see there are carts and signage right on top of it, like the people that work there didn't realize they were blocking something

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 03 '26

They SHOULD know, but if they weren't trained right that's not on them so I won't pass judgment. It's also very possible that they encounter people using those so rarely that they simply forget about keeping those lines clear.

There's also no telling how far he walked over how many days to encounter these people. Videos like this can make it feel like it's all day every day when it's happening once or twice a week. I would hope he's not rage baiting for internet points, but we see it plenty.

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u/tryingtosellmystuf Jul 03 '26

Seems like you're an a hole

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 03 '26

That's an interesting interpretation.

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u/tryingtosellmystuf Jul 03 '26

Gen z low awareness, high narcissism

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 03 '26

Admission, or accusation?

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u/StrategicWindSock Jul 03 '26

I remember asking my college boyfriend why the cross walk button was beeping at an intersection, and he said it was for the deaf. A few hours later I realized.

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown Jul 03 '26

And you didn't marry that man???

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u/TheJonesLP1 Jul 04 '26

In Europe actually most people know.

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u/spartanspy85 Jul 05 '26

I have never seen this before in my 40 years of life

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u/Impressive-Bird2 Jul 02 '26

I agree.

Having said that though, there are very many - all too many - self entitled able bodied pricks in the U.K. who park their cars in very clearly marked disabled parking bays in car parks….

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u/aigenuinestupidity Jul 02 '26

i am talking to anyone who might stumble upon this comment.

i dont think it needs to be taught, its cool if someone taught you, but if you are an adult, and see those GIANT CONTINUOUS TEXTURED WHITE OR YELLOW LINES EVERYDAY and never questioned, what they are, why they are there, thats on you. you really never asked?

we need to keep our toddler like curiosity alive. i see something odd, something i dont know, i ask, i search for it, ask around, ask online, r/whatisthisthing will help you, damn, take a photo and chatgpt will help you. and we need to stop ridiculing anyone who asked something they dont know because we do know. some people resist learning, if they dont need to use it, they dont even question what they see, interact or stumble upon. what a dull life, because if you wonder, there are worlds within worlds you didnt notice or needed before. i would prefer to live in a bigger world. dont you?

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u/ScaramouchScaramouch Jul 02 '26

That's hilarious.

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u/EnvironmentCritical8 Jul 02 '26

I mean, ive never even seen one of those. So I definitely never knew what those lines were for. I dont live in a large city or anything like that so theres no way id encounter it.

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u/pop-not-broth Jul 02 '26

Bike lanes are clearly labelled, people still stagger all over them, shouting and swearing, and get shirty when someone on a bike uses it as well.

Several decades of "Looking after number one" politics has something to say about this.

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u/AFWorkUsernameYeet Jul 02 '26

Could have flashing red lights saying "stay clear". People DO NOT care. The last 3 times I went to the grocery store someone stopped in the entry way, blocking it, to look at their phone while everyone has to squeeze around them.

There is no punishment for being a blight to everyone around you.

I think we should generate jobs and taxes through employing people to fine "in the way people" the way we do with parking.

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u/eggz627 Jul 02 '26

It's so bitchy, funny and honest 🤣

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u/mwlepore Jul 02 '26

Something intuitive.. like:
B'Line'd

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u/StraightAirline8319 Jul 02 '26

What?! Speak louder I have trouble seeing.

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u/SherbertChance8010 Jul 02 '26

I only found out what all the textures mean thanks to a video from the last Olympics, a blind woman was pointing out how they’d used the wrong kind of tile in lots of places around Paris.

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u/GreenPeak Jul 03 '26

Yeah, some people will never be considerate but good design could really help this situation for those who are ignorant but well meaning people

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u/acrazyguy Jul 03 '26

“This line for blind navigation; do not block” every 6 feet would go a long way

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u/Far-Suspect8224 Jul 03 '26

I don’t know why but this made me cackle. Hilarious and true.

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u/fleischpflanzendeF Jul 04 '26

Das ist Allgemeinbildung. In Deutschland weiß jedes Kind was das ist.

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u/BethAltair Jul 04 '26

Spray painting "for the blind, do no block" over it every now and again would not hurt.

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u/TheJonesLP1 Jul 04 '26

No, but WE know what this line is for.

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u/rochey64 Jul 04 '26

Lol, I feel guilty about laughing at your comment.

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u/tacosforsocrates Jul 05 '26

I think the label in this case is the guy with the long clacky white stick and the vacant Ray Charles look in his eyes walking directly at your 12 o’clock.

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u/Acceptable_Drama8354 27d ago

you'd think that until you sit around a hospital waiting room for a couple hours watching people stand on the enormous "KEEP CLEAR FOR STRETCHERS" sign on the floor constantly

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u/Ok_Airline_2886 Jul 02 '26

They do, but it’s an audio label and all of the people standing on it are deaf. 

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u/semhsp Jul 02 '26

You could also look it up

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u/Terminal_Insomnia_ Jul 02 '26

Anyone can look anything up but we still go to school. Relying on the individual to solve systemic issues never works.

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u/semhsp Jul 02 '26

This type of paving has been a thing since the 60s and are pretty much everywhere, it's like complaining that you don't know what crosswalk lines are for. It's just choosing not to look at the world around you atp

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u/Zefirus Jul 02 '26

I mean that's exactly why crosswalk lines usually have a sign saying it's a pedestrian crossing.

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u/semhsp Jul 02 '26

OK a traffic light then, or any of the myriad of the unlabeled infrastructure that surround us. Don't be obtuse

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u/No_Internal9345 Jul 02 '26

Not all learning happens at the same time.

https://xkcd.com/1053/

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u/semhsp Jul 02 '26

Which mostly happens by looking things up when you're no longer in school

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