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Good point re bind people Jeremy at least in respect to the blind people who dont have dogs.
I would assume if they had a dog it would not only hear a silent car but unlike the humans addicted to their mobile phone would have the sense to pause and look where they are going...what can be done for the blind people who are deaf and dont have a dog I dont know.
I think what is getting to a lot of folk is the continued intrusion of the "nanny state" mentality...this idea that governments and groups of what some consider interfering busy bodies, to seek to regulate our behaviour on the basis that we are all stupid and need protecting from ourselves...some consider that most humans are stupid and that is certainly an understandable view but irrespective of the percentage of stupid people the folk who object to the intrusive "nanny" mentality perhaps think that government should spend our precious resources on larger problems that impact the majority... now at the moment I really cant think of a more important issue than legislating to have cars be more audible but upon thinking a little more I find I can make a list...a list so long and exhaustive that even I with generally a verbose nature of writting style feel it too long to publish here. Now another thing .
You clearly recognise your particular problem causes you to come over in a particular way that you say others may find difficult to reconcile...may I ask that having this understanding of your situation does that not help you realise that perhaps you could read what you have written and ask how others may view it rather than just casually type out your first reaction and post it seemingly in the heat of the moment...for I am sure that if you did indeed take the time to read your responces herein the penny could drop that maybe you could perhaps ..be more tactful rather than expect folk to read your disclaimer and give forgiveness?
I know we all want to be special and indeed blind people are special but sometimes the "silent" majority get the impression that it has become all about "special" people when as I indicated there are major problems that affect the majority that seem to be becoming minor issues pushed out of the picture whilst "special" minorities seem to be monopolising resources.
The silient car thing is really a joke for many reasons some of which you can pick out hidden in my sarvastic overviews here but it is a joke primarily because it should not be getting so much un necessary attention because finally at the center of everything one must realise that going out on the road as a motorist or a pedestrian blind or not requires eternal vidulance and that must be the responsibility of the individual primarily and not that of the state...unless of course we are dealing with my situation where I use a wheely walker in which case the government really ought to legislate to have wheely walkers given right of way in all situations so I can abdicate all responsibility when crossing the road and have the whole world focus on my special need...probably too sarcastic so I point out that I made the joke.
Alex
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