[Nfbf-l] Simply amazing!

[Joanne]

I thoroughly agree.   Thanks for saying it for me.----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Kaminsky" <pkaminsky at bellsouth.net>
To: "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>; "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" 
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Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 9:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Simply amazing!


Sorry but in my opinion it's just another way to get more grant dollars. Why
didn't they set up cones along the track simulating children on bikes or other
cars as if in traffic. The real world is not an open track. Vice personal mode
of transportation money would be better spent on mass transit. A system where
all have the same available means of point to point travel.





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From: Kirk <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sat, January 29, 2011 9:27:22 PM
Subject: Simply amazing!


Hi all!
I have to say, it was a very exciting moment in History today for me at the
daytona Speedway! for me To have been fortunate enough to be there to witness
this special historical event was really something.Being able to witness a
blind man drive himself around the track, making decisions on when to turn
to avoid real time situations such as the van in front of him tossing out
boxes for him to avoid and him actually doing it correctly and without
incident was simply remarkable! Just imagine what tomorrow's technologywill give
all of us to utilize to reach our goals such as driving ourselves!The thought of
this is just too awesome! I have to admit I had reservations to this project,
but after witnessing it in person and listening to Rick Obono (SP) tell us how
he for the very first time was able to put his entire family in the car and
drive his two kids and wife around the track yesterday and how proud he sounded
telling us, it has changed my opinion! My hat goes off to Dr. Mauer and the
National NFB and the University of Virginia for working with this project
together and doing such a fine job coordinating this event. I got to see the
beginning of our future freedom for transportation and to be able to travel as
we wish as easily as our sighted counterparts in the near future! It's simply
Remarkable! well I will quit babbling on for now, but it did give me a new
hope and excitement knowing we are right around the corner to reach this
goal! !

All I can say to all of you is it was " SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!!





d" TURNING HOPE INTO REALITY"
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