William M. Gilroy wrote:
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> Bill Schooler wrote:
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> > On a personal note, I have a fairly severe hearing loss. Picture that -
> > a blind navigator and a deaf driver...now there was a real challenge!
> >
> Bill,
> Your right, a blind navigator and a deaf driver would be real hard. Here
> is my fix for the problem. Let the blind guy drive, that way he will hear
> all of the instructions from you. The should be in the form of "TURN LEFT
> NOW! BRAKE! GAS! OH SH*T!!". You should be the naviagtor since you can
> see all the landmarks. Of course you will have to learn braille, or you
> could just have the driver read the instructions, its not like he has to
> watch the road. Should work fine, trust me. Oh yea, if a cop stops you
> two, just claim that the blind guy was the most sober, and you two were
> just trying to keep the roads safe. Good luck.
This could work. I got absolutely no sympathy when I asked for a
special handicap - but this idea has promise. Actually, if we could
work out the insurance issues - there are bound to be some - and arrange
for the use of a large, empty parking lot (a high school, perhaps?) why
not set up a relatively easy gymkhana type course and give this a try?
You have no idea how much the navigators enjoy this event - for once
THEY are in charge and responsible for getting from one point to
another. And to actually get a chance to drive a car? I'm beginning to
like this more and more...
Bill Schooler
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