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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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The driver is "blind"

I'm driving down the turnpike today and I pass a big Lincoln Continental or some car of that caliber. On the back is a large sign that said, "Impaired Vision". On the side it reads "Low Visibility". How in the world is it legal for someone who can't see to drive?
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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That is scary, people with poor vision should not be driving. No wonder why our insurance premiums are so high.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Wow.. that's a scary sight! That's when it's time to put the foot on the gas and put some distance between you and them.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 02:50 PM
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At least he's warning everyone.....I've met some people driving who probably shouldn't have been, but you couldn't tell they couldn't see until they change lanes or pull out right in front of you.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 03:14 PM
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I had an old lady decide to make her left turn across traffic right infront of me coming the other way. She completely screwed that up and almost totalled my truck, 7k worth of damage. Definitely had trouble figuring out how far away I was and how fast I was going...but..even still...I really wasn't very far away..and it was a two lane road she was trying to turn through lol
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 03:15 PM
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Weird how they let people like that drive.
I know a guy thats deaf that drives, he scares me a bit, and he can see
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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My grandpa is one of those who should have their licence revoked. He's blind in one eye and half blind in the other. Driving down a two lane raod hes either straddling the center line or driving stright down the wrong side of the road. No joke. Compound that with the fact he visits his local Elks club everyday and drives home with a serious load on thanks to Tanguray <sp?>. I really hope he gets pulled over soon before he kills someone.

pssst. Any cops from the Caldwell, ID area here on the board??
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 08:27 PM
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hey now... im 21 years old, im almost blind in my right eye. no collisions on my record so far. maybe when im older ( 80 ) i wont be on the roads anymore. which is ok cause we'll have those neat little air-cars like on the "Jetsons"
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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Back home on the farm we had a old fella from town that always drove the country roads. He was one of those that should not have been driving. He always drove the center of the road, even up the hills. I'm surprised he never killed anyone. He did put me in the ditch once when I was driving the 4520 JD and pulling the cultivator. Freaked me out. The irony of his life: he died while walking down the road (quarter mile from my place) after his truck stalled (chevy). Not only did he drive down the middle of the road, but he walked there too.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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Re: The driver is "blind"

Originally posted by 1978fordtruckgirl
I'm driving down the turnpike today and I pass a big Lincoln Continental or some car of that caliber. On the back is a large sign that said, "Impaired Vision". On the side it reads "Low Visibility". How in the world is it legal for someone who can't see to drive?
Don't you have to pass a vision test to get a license in your state?? If the person didn't meet minimum standards how did they get a license?? I'd be curious to know what the worst vision would be that still passes and if it varies from state to state.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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Probably the ACLU or AARP sued to "protect the rights of the handicapped" What is this country coming to?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2004 | 04:10 AM
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Hmmmmn........if you don't die before your time, you will probably end up with someone saying that you should not be allowed to drive.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2004 | 05:07 AM
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One of my neighbors is legally blind, doesn't have a licence or insurance, but drives anyways. He keeps getting another car every time he totals his out. Last week he took out another neighbor's porch.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2004 | 05:14 AM
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I remember someone who drove around the block a few times where my Pop used to live, then stopped in the middle of the intersection and asked the neighbors where he lived...

The guy was in plain sight of his own house.

But then - his breath had a higher octane then what his buick was running on.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2004 | 06:23 AM
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A few years back, I went to a drive-up ATM next to my bank. I noticed the buttons were also in braille. THAT'S SCARY!!!!
 
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