I see people with the disabled marking on their plates operating big vehicles with things in tow going too fast and drving dangerously. Should there be a speed restriction too?
2007-05-22 05:53:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I feel the penalty for them breaking the law should be more severe
2007-05-22 07:29:59 · update #1
I had a friend who was paralyzed from the waist down. He had controls on the steering wheel of his car and could exhibit the driving skills required to obtain a driver license.
One day he got too fast and lost control, hit a telephone pole and died.
It was not the handicap that killed him, it was not observing the speed limit.
2007-05-22 06:04:23 · answer #1 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does handicapped include people who are too dang short to see over the steering wheel? If so, YES.
I just passed a guy the other day, we were behind him and it looked like no one was driving the car! So when we passed him we looked over and the top of his head was not more than an inch over the wheel... meaning he can't possibly see what is infront of him, other than the back of another vehicle. He can't see anything within 25 feet of the front of his car! Is that not dangerous???
Yes, short people should be able to drive too, but they need to make some type of modification to the vehicle first. They need to raise the pedals so that they can sit higher up in their seats.
2007-05-22 06:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by starwings20 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not just disabled people, its clowns who are putting others at risk that need to be pulled over. In texas we have our fair share of people who are driving illegally with multiple cars in tow that need to be taken off the road.
The speed limit idea is actually more dangerous because in places like California, 55 on a highway makes you congest traffic and put others at risk. If you ask me the speed limit is already to slow for most modern day cars.
2007-05-22 05:59:13 · answer #3 · answered by trigunmarksman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is the driver's handicap? Is he or she missing a limb or lame, suffering from heart problems, half-blind or deaf? It depends upon whether or not he or she can demonstrate competency behind the wheel.
Leave them alone; the Darwin Principle will eventually weed them out.
2007-05-22 06:03:11 · answer #4 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they don't need to really be banned from doing this,but they do need to follow the rules like everyone else does,but as long as they can drive these and do it safely i see no need to ban them,the rules we drive by also apply them also,good luck ,hope this helps.
2007-05-22 06:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋