Investigation on the chaos of blind roads in Shijiazhuang： I wonder what blind people are afraid to go ahead.

Blind people dare not take the blind road: I don’t know what is waiting for me ahead.

On the sidewalks of the city, there is always a strip of blind roads. For people with visual impairment, the blind road is a "static eye". They judge the direction of the road through the detection of the blind road brick by their feet and blind poles. However, in an interview recently, the reporter found that there are many obstacles on the blind road in Shijiazhuang street, which seriously affects the travel of the blind and even brings them danger.

phenomenon

The bike is parked on the blind road.

On both sides of the blind road on the street sidewalk, a row of cars stopped on one side, and a row of bicycles and electric cars stopped on the other side. The rear wheels of non-motor vehicles occupied a large part of the blind road. This is the scene that the reporter saw on a service road south of the intersection of Ping ‘an Street and Huai ‘an Road on the afternoon of July 31st.

"The blind road has become like this. We people with healthy eyesight have to be careful when passing. How can the blind get by?" A gentleman passing by here lamented.

On the streets of Shijiazhuang, such a situation is not uncommon.

The blind road in front of northland supermarket in Zhaiying South Street is occupied by a row of bicycles and electric cars. There was a special parking space for non-motor vehicles in front of the supermarket, but because the parking space was full, someone parked the car directly on the blind road for convenience.

There is also a phenomenon that the blind road is occupied by bicycles next to the entrance of Beiguo Mall Station and Northern Song Dynasty Station on Metro Line 1. Bicycles are parked in disorder, which not only occupies the blind road, but also blocks the pedestrian passage. Many pedestrians have no choice but to bypass the road.

In front of the book building, some cars parked directly on the blind road, and they stopped in a row, completely blocking the blind road.

Roadside facilities play "edge ball"

In some places, obstacles have been erected on blind roads.

On a section of service road near Jianhua Street on Donggang Road, a row of iron piles with a height of 20-30 cm were erected close to the blind road. In some places, even irons stood on the other side of the blind road, and a short section of iron piles even circled the blind road into the parking lot. The motor vehicles parked here just cover the blind road. A lady who lives nearby said worriedly, "For blind people, I’m afraid they will trip on such a blind road."

On Ping ‘an Avenue, there is a small iron house next to the blind road, which also makes people worry about the blind people passing through here, fearing that they will bump into the house when they walk.

Mahjong table on the blind road.

In addition to some vehicles or facilities occupying blind roads, some citizens also occupy blind roads when setting up stalls or having fun.

On Zhaiying South Street, several citizens put tables on the blind road and played mahjong, with some onlookers watching the battle.

The citizens who played mahjong said that they didn’t realize that they occupied the blind road. They just felt that it was cool under the tree and few people passed by, so they played mahjong here.

The reporter also saw the interruption of blind roads in many road sections. On a section of Ping ‘an Avenue, not only the blind road was interrupted, but also a manhole cover was tilted, which simply became a "trap".

affect

Blind people usually dare not go blind.

Wang Huaijie is the owner of a blind massage shop on Jianming North Road. He told reporters that he was hit by an obstacle on the blind road when he was walking. This kind of thing has happened many times. "Once in the street in front of my shop, a sorbet seller put the sorbet box on the blind road, and people were not around. I couldn’t see it, so I went straight ahead and bumped into the sorbet box. " Wang Huaijie said, fortunately, he walked slowly, and there was nothing serious, but he was shocked at that time.

"On the road in the middle of the tree, inclined cables with telephone poles pass through the blind road, high and low. Walking through there, you often stumble when you meet the low ones, and sometimes there are wires on the high ones. Once I went to my sister’s house and passed there, and I was scratched by wire. I don’t know who to look for, I can only admit that I am unlucky. " Wang Huaijie said, "Some blind roads are too close to tree pits or green areas, so we can’t see them. It’s easy to walk askew. If you accidentally step into a mud pit on rainy days, your shoes and socks are wet."

Speaking of the impact of obstacles on the blind, Wang Huaijie has a lot to say. He said that some vendors will occupy blind roads, which is not bad, and stall owners will remind themselves when they see it. The most troublesome thing is that sometimes bicycles or other sundries will appear on the blind road, and no one will remind him that he is often tripped or injured.

Mr. Geng, the owner of another massage shop, said that he also had the experience of almost tripping over wires. Sometimes the blind road disappears when walking, leaving him at a loss. "Now I don’t take the blind road, because I don’t know what’s waiting for me in front, or it’s safer to walk by the curb." Mr. Geng’s words represent the voices of many blind people. They usually prefer to walk along the road in the non-motor vehicle lane when they go out, thinking it is safer. Some blind friends simply avoid traveling alone, but they really need to go out and let their families accompany them.

It is understood that blind people need to constantly compose pictures in their minds when walking, and build a three-dimensional picture with the feeling and hearing under their feet. The blind stick in their hands is like a detector, and they can check the road conditions 1 meter away at any time. When there is an obstacle at a certain point in this picture, it is necessary to detour, and this obstacle point will stay in this three-dimensional picture for a long time, and they may not dare to pass here next time. Because of this, many blind people are afraid to take the blind road because of the obstacles on the blind road.

hotline

Which department can take care of the blind road?

The blind road is occupied. Is there any department that can manage it?

The reporter called the Shijiazhuang City Management Hotline 12319, and the staff of the urban management department said that this situation needs to be understood by relevant personnel before replying.

Then the reporter called the hotline of Shijiazhuang Mayor 12345, and the staff said that they would report it to the relevant departments and hand over the matter.

sound

Blind roads are the standard of urban civilization.

The blind road is the standard of a city civilization. For everyone who needs to use the blind road, this road is "just needed". However, due to various reasons, there are many obstacles on the blind road, which makes the blind people afraid to take the blind road, and the blind road has become a decoration.

Shi Yunfeng, vice chairman of Hebei Association for the Blind, said that the occupation of blind roads is an old topic, and the state has always attached great importance to the travel of blind people, requiring all urban public roads to have blind roads. However, in real life, many citizens simply don’t have this awareness. It is not uncommon for bicycles, cars and stalls to occupy blind roads. Although they have appealed for many years, they have not been well solved.

"Now it is not only unsafe for disabled people to walk in the blind road, but also dangerous. When they walk, the wire hanging on the blind road cuts their faces, or they rub against other people’s cars and even fall into the sewer when they walk. The blind road not only failed to guide the blind to walk, but became a’ road killer’. " Shi Yunfeng said that there are many irregularities in blind road construction. In some places, blind roads are often laid according to the direction of roads, but the practicality of blind roads is ignored. "Builders don’t use them, users don’t have the right to speak", so that there are manhole covers and stay wires in the middle of blind roads.

"There are currently 79,000 visually disabled people in Shijiazhuang, and the occupation of blind roads and the irregular construction have affected their lives; For the country, it is also a huge waste that blind roads can’t be used when they are built. " Shi Yunfeng called on the relevant departments to effectively deal with this situation, and hoped that blind friends as users could be involved in the design and laying stage of blind roads, so as to effectively make blind roads play its due role. (Reporter Lu Weili Intern Yang Liyun)