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To: SmithL
failed to show that those accidents would not also have been avoided by a deaf driver who was compensated for his or her loss of hearing by, for example, adapting modified driving techniques or using compensatory devices such as backing cameras or additional mirrors,"

What is and modified driving technique?

And how would it allow a deaf driver to hear an emergency vehicle.

16 posted on 10/10/2006 1:09:24 PM PDT by rocksblues (Liberals will stop at nothing.)
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To: rocksblues

A "modified" driving technique would be to force UPS to hire a person qualified to sign to the driver. Before you think I'm kidding, a "hearing impaired" drafter sued a company I worked for to hire a translator to sit next to him and sign verbal instructions from the engineer.


32 posted on 10/10/2006 1:21:54 PM PDT by jonascord ("Let 'em burn!...")
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