I'm blind and I cross streets as well as read Slashdot. What do you suggest I do now that you Sightlings have made my world more dangerous?

I'm totally blind since birth and I am absolutely terrified by those silent death machines. I experienced a few close calls with quiet cars while in college. Maybe they felt the need to remind me that I wasn't at the top of the food chain.

I'm blind. My phone is a compass, GPS navigation system, object recognizer, money counter, menu reader, and ride-summoning device. Would everyone like to lose all of those abilities upon entering a business? And God forbid, I might even use it to call for a friend to come join me. People shouldn't assume that cell phone == asocial.