[Blindtlk] To Drive or not to Drive: that is the question

[Gloria Whipple]

Hi Robert,

I agree with you.

I don't know what the big thing on driving is. Especially if you haven't
ever drove before.

Who has that type of money in the first place!

I am quite happy the way things are now.


Gloria Whipple
Corresponding Secretary
Inland Empire chapter
nfb of WA

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Robert A. Hansen
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 06:50
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] To Drive or not to Drive: that is the question

I thought about the possibility of driving but now I would not even 
consider it.  Firstly, foscile fuels are very expensive.  Gas will be 
well over $5 this summer and they are not going down.  I filled my 
roommate's tank last saturday and her 99 Saturn cost me $50.  That is a 
real hit in the pants.  Secondly I like to keep my "carbon footprint" to 
a minimum.  This also means not driving.  Thirdly, I do not trust the 
technology.  I don't care how good it is.  I do not want some beeping 
vibrating gps whatever and worrying about it failing.  Technology does 
fail and the last thing I want to worry about is causing a major road 
accidnet over something as trivial as driving.  Also the car would not 
be the expensive part of this deal, it would be all of the on board gear 
required for this new venture.  One important thing and there are many 
more, is auto insurance.  Folks, you need to be aware of this one.  If 
you were to be allowed to pursue driving because you are a blind person, 
you aren't going to get the $250 safe driver rate GEICO gives.  You are 
going to have to come to some hard realities about this one.  The blind 
driver "challenge is relatively unproven and only happened on a 
racetrack for a half hour.  I don't care how hard the legal beagles at 
the National Office lobby, you are entering into something that will 
cost a boatload of money and there will be liabilities you will have to 
endeer.  NFB philosopphy or not, reality is reality.  Frankly, I have 
better uses for my money than wasting it on driving.  Anyway we need to 
get more cars off the road and get the public back on the buses and trains.



Sincerely,


Robert A. Hansen






On 4/29/2011 4:24 PM, Constance Canode wrote:
> I would love to drive, but somehow taking out a second, third and 
> fourth mortgage on my house to be able to afford the car that will 
> obviously cost more than the average car isn't feasible.  Sad but 
> true, I would imagine that many of us, even if this happens in our 
> lifetimes, will not be able to afford the cars.
>
> At 12:30 PM 4/29/2011, you wrote:
>> I have heard from many, blind and sighted alike that the blind  being
>> able to drive will be  looked  upon as  something  absolutely iconic
>> and life-changing.  Assuming  that this opinion is in fact widely
>> believed,  what do you think this means for us as blind people now?
>> Also what does it mean, if we never do  drive? Is this to say that our
>> lives  are not full?  Not complete?  And will never be?
>>  I'm curious as to your thoughts  on this.
>>
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