[nabs-l] A common-sence legislative idea

[sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca]

Hi there,
That makes a lot of sense to me. After all, the elderly can have their  
licenses permanently taken from them, and often their vision is a part  
of this. If you can't see enough to drive, wand there is no hope your  
sight will be regained, why should you have a license?



Quoting Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com>:

> Hey all,
> The following is not going to sit well with some of you so let me   
> preface it with some personal background to set the context:
> 1. By 2005 I was legaly blind with RP.
> 2. In the summer of 2007 I bought a car.
> 3. In summer of 2008, I wrecked said car, with a passenger, because   
> I did not see the sharp turn ahead. Fortunatly, the accident was   
> injury-free, but could have just as easily been a fatal roll-over.
>
> That said, my idea:
> Blind people, contingent upon recieving any government services   
> which they qualify for,(in part, or in whole) as a result of being   
> blind, must permanatly surrender their drivers license.
>
> I know some will say this is cohersive, and it is.
>
> Some will say it prevents blind people from recieving essential   
> services, it does; but, no one has the right to endanger the life of  
>  another, and, if a person chooses to do so, that person does not   
> deserve the support of society or it's government.
>
> And lastly, some will make a free-choice arguement. To them I would   
> say blindness isnt a choice, its a fact.
>
> This is one of those "father knows best" type situations where what   
> is truely best for the individual is percieved by that individual as  
>  negitive.
>
> As it seems likely that it is the younger blind people who are most   
> inclined to make choices similar to mine, what we are really talking  
>  about here is saving the next generation of blind people from   
> injury, death, or legal troubles.
>
> As negitive as this may seem to some blind people, if it saves even   
> one life, blind or sighted, then it was worth it.
>
> Thoughts?
> Jim
>
> "Ability is of little account without opportunity."
>
>       |
>           -Napoleon Bonaparte
>
>
>
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