[Nfbmo] Blind Driver Challenge

[Matthew Sievert]

Sigh, back to the "waving at the guy with a white cane scenario".

I am with the rest of the folks. If it keeps me from standing out in the cold and snow, I am all for it.




On Jan 31, 2011, at 4:04 PM, "fred olver" <goodfolks at charter.net> wrote:

> Because, Matt, if it was thought or known that the individual driving the 
> automobile had any usable vision than the thought that the vehicle was 
> driven by an individual without sight would not be believed, because most 
> folks think of a blind person as having no vision at all.
> 
> Fred Olver
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Matthew Sievert" <msievert at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Blind Driver Challenge
> 
> 
>> Cari,
>> 
>> "totally valid"? I am "legally blind" with some sight, and I definitely 
>> can not operate a regular vehicle in a normal "sighted" fashion.
>> 
>> Why must someone be 100% blind to make this experiment valid?
>> 
>> Matt
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jan 31, 2011, at 1:16 AM, Cari Kness <carisuekness at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm really happy for Mark and the NFB that this was such a success. I 
>>> have a question. I will ask it and then explain why I want to know. The 
>>> question is: Is Mark totally blind? I ask this question because to make 
>>> the challenge totally and 100% valid, the driver should be depending 
>>> soley on the sensory technology. Mark once had a lot of usable vision to 
>>> the point where he could read print. If he has any usable vision, was he 
>>> by any chance wearing sleep shades? Either way, I'm still very proud of 
>>> Mark. I know him and Melissa from Wisconsin but I honestly don't remember 
>>> about his  blindness.
>>> Peace,
>>> Cari
>>> At 10:26 PM 1/30/2011, you wrote:
>>>> Here is a link to the article in the Daytona newspaper about 
>>>> Saturdayâ?Ts blind Driver challenge. Our own Gary Wunder is quoted 
>>>> extensively in it. 
>>>> http://www.news-journalonline.com/racing/rolex-24/2011/01/30/technology-helps-blind-driver-lead-lap.html 
>>>> Hope to get even more information on this historic event Gene 
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