[Nfbmo] Blind Driver Challenge

[Bryan Schulz]

even if you're employed and making some money, you better hit the lottery if 
you expect to afford one.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Sievert" <msievert at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Blind Driver Challenge


> 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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