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Just heard on the news that a bicyclist was hit by a driver in SC. Driver only has eyesight in one eye. Now some politician is introducing a bill that all one eye drivers be banned from driving in SC. Any comments on this ?
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be prepared for the ada to fight this one all the way to the supreme court. by all means, lets endanger the public at large so a limited number of people dont feel alienated or discrtiminated against
are there people missing an arm that drive better than me? i bet there are but on the same note, i'm sure there are people that are missing an arm that cant drive at all.
bpost: your father was one of a rare few whose disability had a negligible effect on him. others are not so lucky, but hide out under the protection of the ada.
its not my feeling that, just because a person has a disability, we should change the standars with which we operate to suit their needs. some people shouldnt be driving motor vehicles.
this is by no means an attack on disables people, merely a minor rant on the feasibility of allowing certain people the PRIViLEGE(sp) of driving.....
I hate these people who think they can run with traffic, or those cross country a holes who take up one half of a two lane country road with no shoulder, I have better than 20/20 vision and have almost hit these pr!%#s several times
Sure blame it on the handi-cap
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Then you will have a huge addition to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Your wait in line to get a new, high intensity computer controlled vision check will exceed three hours. Then you will be met by a snarling worker that thinks they are doing you a favor. But, alas; the machine bulb burns out on the vision tester. They need to go out to bid for the bulb, State contracts require proper posting. thirty days later the bulb is ordered for $234.50, plus installation at $90.00 per hour, 2 hour minimum. The same bulb is across the street at Radio Shack for $39.95, it screws in the back of the machine; but that's a different story. Now ole Snarley is more than happy to tell you to go to the back of the line because you did not fill out subparagraph 5a correctly. That paragraph requires a notarized copy of your proof of citizenship. Plus you must submit an affidavit of why you want to drive.
Finally you get your peepers checked and by golly they work just fine. You can see the train crossing the road and will stop for it; the State said so. The State is now happy to charge you $104.50 for your License, eye test required every two years. You leave the DMV late for work and get pinched in a speed trap on a four lane divided road through an open area where another bureaucrat set the speed at 50 MPH to "Save Lives." That ticket cost you $140.00 and the local Mayor is nice enough to not report the ticket to your insurance Company. His town appreciates the donation. You get to work and the Boss hands you a notification that wages are being cut ten percent across the board because complying with new State Workers Comp and ADA regulations just cost your Company several million bucks.
America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. [:D]
81st FA BN WWII...Thanks Dad
U!S!A! ALL THE WAY!!
There's a company down the road that custom builds mini-vans to suit the needs of a disabled driver.Be it just a wheelchair lift,hand controls for those who can't use their legs etc.
BUT,give me a break!I've had one particular van in my shop that is completely controlled with electrical switches.That's right,no steering wheel,nothing but switches!!
The lady that drives it only has use of ONE HAND!!Everything on this van is controlled with that one hand.Steering,braking,turn signals,shifting gears,EVERYTHING!
It's just an accident waiting to happen.
Now,don't get me wrong.Everyone has the right to be mobile,but geeesh,there's got to be a limit.[V]
BW
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
Lawmakers that propose knee jerk reactions to a tragic incident are a real problem.
America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. [:D]
hear hear !
If it moves, salute it. If it doesn't move, pick it up. If you can't pick it up, paint it.
You dudes get lost now, ya hear!
Flame away[:D]
Lonnie the truckdrivin snob who hates people who cannot drive![:D][:D]
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I'm not apologizing, I am what I am
There is no compromising, I don't give a damn
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On another note, my cousins husband lost sight in his right eye but races Late Models and doesn't get in any more crashes than he did before loosing sight in the eye. Thought he does spend more time precariously close to the top of the track.
Stupid drivers are stupid drivers regardless of the vehicle they are driving. Anybody who thinks you can eliminate stupid drivers from the road is a stupid driver. Idiots abound...deal with it...and be prepared to dodge them from time to time while you are on the road.
You dudes get lost now, ya hear!
Pete
"Be kind to your neighbor, he knows where you live"
Apperntly not many of you live on the interstates.
There is a good reason for this!
If we lived on the interstates, all of our houses would block traffic. [:o)]
If your beliefs aren't based in fact, TRUTH is the first casualty...
Art
Just heard on the news that a bicyclist was hit by a driver in SC. Driver only has eyesight in one eye. Now some politician is introducing a bill that all one eye drivers be banned from driving in SC. Any comments on this ?