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Hi,
I'm strobe-sensitive. A lot of flashing lights make me sick. Strobe lights, turn signals, hazard lights, etc. They can hurt, blind me with the flash, disorient me, make me fall down or stumble into the street, make me lose awareness, leave me with migraines afterwards, and even leave me vomiting, among other symptoms.
I have seen a number of neurologists and an occupational therapist about this, but they can't do much about this.
I've noticed that some of the traffic lights at some intersections have more flashing lights than before. And they're higher up, so they're harder to avoid, and I just can't cross the stroads at intersections with these.
I contacted the local department of transportation explaining that I can't safely cross with these lights and have to detour to intersections without them, and got a pain call back explaining that they can't help because this is the new standard and they're replacing all the lights at all the intersections.
What can I do? I need to be able to cross the stroads, and not all the stroads have safe crossing places, without too much traffic, out of line of sight of any traffic lights.
P.S. I have also contacted the federal department of transportation.
I'm strobe-sensitive. A lot of flashing lights make me sick. Strobe lights, turn signals, hazard lights, etc. They can hurt, blind me with the flash, disorient me, make me fall down or stumble into the street, make me lose awareness, leave me with migraines afterwards, and even leave me vomiting, among other symptoms.
I have seen a number of neurologists and an occupational therapist about this, but they can't do much about this.
I've noticed that some of the traffic lights at some intersections have more flashing lights than before. And they're higher up, so they're harder to avoid, and I just can't cross the stroads at intersections with these.
I contacted the local department of transportation explaining that I can't safely cross with these lights and have to detour to intersections without them, and got a pain call back explaining that they can't help because this is the new standard and they're replacing all the lights at all the intersections.
What can I do? I need to be able to cross the stroads, and not all the stroads have safe crossing places, without too much traffic, out of line of sight of any traffic lights.
P.S. I have also contacted the federal department of transportation.
