[Blindtlk] The Cost of Independent Travel

[Constance Canode]

I totally agree with you, Dave.  I was just curious as to how the car 
would be able to handle different situations.  Hope I can win the 
lottery to afford it.

Connie Canode
At 03:24 PM 8/27/2010, you wrote:
>A number of people here have pointed out problems with developing a 
>car that blind persons could drive.  It seems to me that the tone of 
>some of these messages, if not the words, is that this is something 
>we shouldn't do because of this and that.
>
>For sure, there are lots of problems ahead of us.  However, one can 
>choose to see these as challenges and opportunities, not disabling 
>problems.  We can always find reasons not to do something.  Doing it 
>is harder because we must go against conventional wisdom.  However 
>if we had accepted what sighted people said we could do, or not do, 
>all along, we would still be in the dark ages, literally and figuratively.
>
>Dave
>
>At 08:32 AM 8/26/2010, you wrote:
>>Hi Ray,
>>
>>I do think you make some good points, and I have thought of these 
>>questions myself. I understand the underlying purpose of the 
>>project, but there are a lot of problems to be worked out before it 
>>is even remotely possible. I do think there are much more 
>>productive things that we could be doing with the funds that are 
>>being put into this project.
>>
>>I go back and forth on this issue. Mostly though, I wish the 
>>organization were putting its money somewhere else.
>>
>
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