27-03-2012, 11:40 PM
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As far as I know being profoundly deaf or suffering any sort of hearing impairment does not prevent a person driving in the UK and indeed why on earth should it?In fact the agencies go out of their way to help any new driver with these 'supposed' disabilities get started out and get through the test the best way possible.
Having spent a great deal of my working life in RTA reconstructions, the amount of age related fault was miniscule compared with the remainder of the so called fit and competent brigade.
As far as McDonalds are concerned, I have absolutely no knowledge of them or their fare and hope never have to find out, perhaps it is they and others like them that should be sent back from whence they came.
We could then go back to our healthy fish and chips or eel pie and mash cuisine.
Lovely stuff.
28-03-2012, 10:15 AM
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I think that with the speed traffic goes now and the general pace of life that you need your hearing when you are driving to warn you of possibe hazards and the emergency vehicles. Yes they do have flashing lights but generally you hear them before you see them and that gives you time to get out of their way. It is not about discrimination it is about safety on the roads.
28-03-2012, 04:18 PM
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Keep on truckin' Wilbur I say, he's a bit hard on hearing so what?, think of all the years experience he's got on the road, I'd say he could tell some hair-raising yarns, I could listen to a fella like him all day, whether I'd believe him or not is another matter. We have a similar person in our little pub group, at 86 he's as deaf as a post but still drives and he says he never had an accident in his life, he's stubborn in other ways too but we make allowances, he's on his third wife by the way.
28-03-2012, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy
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Wilbur's friends may have told him repeatedly he should not drive, and he just didn't hear them 
Some of these old devils hear when they want to and turn off if they don't like what they are hearing.
30-03-2012, 12:48 AM
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I think a few folk have strayed away from the original thread. Of course there is nothing wrong with a deaf person driving, but he should wear his hearing aids when driving.Think of another scenario. Your eyesight isn't as good as it was and you need to wear glasses. You don't like wearing glasses, but you need them for road safety. Do you risk driving without them out of vanity?
It is so sad that we are made to feel like second class citizens because we are partially sighted or partially deaf, but there are aids to help us with those.
There is no stigma in being deaf but, for some reason, some folk don't accept assistance. I stand by what I said before. He should definitely wear them whilst driving, but to be sociably involved, he should wear them all the time. I most certainly would if my hearing was impaired, mainly because I'd be too scared of missing something!
30-03-2012, 02:29 AM
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I was just made to feel like a 2nd class citizen when my doctor refused to renew my medications because I can't afford another round of tests and a doctor's visit costing over $300. She suggested I find a free clinic. It's hell not having medical insurance.I just got approved for Veterans Medical Insurance so I'll be finding a new doctor. I never said there was anything wrong with being hard of hearing. My dad was very hard of hearing and could actually read lips. My point is that's it's dangerous to drive when you can't hear. It's dangerous for the driver, passengers and the rest of the people on the road near to them.
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