Dan.Kysor@f998.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Dan Kysor) (06/25/91)
Index Number: 16402
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
well i must jump in here and say i use to have 2200 vision but now
i am totally blind. i remember when i was vacationing on santa
catalina and a sighted group wanted to go on a midnight hike. no
one had flashlights so i took them on the hike and man, were they
impressed but what i really want to say is that sighted people have
the independence to drive, the blind don't. but if you look into
the sighted driving, how independent are they really. i don't have
to sit in traffic jams, i don't have to yell and scream at my
fellow drivers, and most times, i'll get into town faster on the
bus then someone in a car because i don't have to look around for a
parking spot. as far as pedestrian travel, in new areas where a
sighted person sees whats there, obviously they have it over us in
travel but in familuar areas, it's about the same i think. if you
make a list of travel methods, cars, bykes, walking, bus etc, and
scored the list, the sighted would win hands down... dan
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Internet: Dan.Kysor@f998.n203.z1.fidonet.orgMargo.Downey@f60.n382.z1.fidonet.org (Margo Downey) (06/25/91)
Index Number: 16437
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
Well, Dan, and others, sighted folks have the cars, bikes, etc., and the
ability to see new areas where they are traveling--but I have seen many
sighted folks who are not the best drivers--some I won't ride with at all any
more, and sighted folks who can't read a map worth a dern and who, maybe being
able to see a new area, still can't function. And, I've seen blind folks who
can and can't function well using techniques we blind folks use. I believe
somewhat we're saying the same things.
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Internet: Margo.Downey@f60.n382.z1.fidonet.orgrudy@mtqua.att.com (Rudy Vener) (06/28/91)
Index Number: 16464 In article <16437@handicap.news> Margo.Downey@f60.n382.z1.fidonet.org writes: >Index Number: 16437 > >Well, Dan, and others, sighted folks have the cars, bikes, etc., and the Blind folks have bikes too. Mine is a Kuwahara, 18 speed tandem :-) >ability to see new areas where they are traveling--but I have seen many >sighted folks who are not the best drivers--some I won't ride with at all any However poor a driver a sighted person is, I suspect he or she is much better at it than a blind person would be. -- Rudy Vener uucp: att!mtqua!rudy internet: rudy@mtqua.att.comm