[Nfbf-l] Simply amazing!

[RJ Sandefur]

Dr. Maurer and some others set this whole thing up. Don't you think he knew 
how the course was laid out before the event? I mean come on And don't you 
think if their was something he didn't like about it, do you think he would 
have allowed the event to continue? No!! Stop wining about this access crap, 
and be glad that at least a blind man did something a sighted person didn't 
think he could do that is drive!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joanne" <jdking09 at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Simply amazing!


>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
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>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> 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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