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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 12:03:53 PST
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- From: Ronald Mitchell <mitch@PLATO.DS.BOEING.COM>
- Subject: Re: driver's licence restrictions
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- Hi David,
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- Over the years I've been under various restrictions in British Columbia and
- Indiana including rear view mirrors and speed restriction. Presently, in
- Washington State there are no hearing related restrictions. This extends,
- I believe, to commercial vehicles and has come about due to vigorous lobbying
- by the Washington State Association of the Deaf.
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- I wouldn't drive a car without external mirrors and I wouldn't buy one without
- dual, remotely adjustable mirrors as I now have. With my cochlear
- implant, I can make out horn and some traffic noises with
- concentration but generally switch it off when driving as more of a
- distraction than an aid.
-
- Congratulations on your new skill, have fun kid.
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