well if your out on the road learning to ride a bike you need to hear the instructor telling you what to do when to turn and to stop through a head set so how can a deaf person learn to ride or sit a test with no instruction's
2007-09-02 10:54:32 · 11 answers · asked by rgy23 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I don't see why not, there is a club specifically for deaf bikers called Deaf bikers uk. I think they have a website too.
2007-09-02 11:09:42 · answer #1 · answered by Chris P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does deafness has to do with this? A hearie who wears a helmet and can't hear the instructor through the motor's loud din. Anyone learning to cycle would be paying attention to the instructor no matter where they are on the training course. The Deaf wouldn't miss anything. There are booklets, signs and signals, visual cues that would be of use.
Deaf people don't drive need to drive with perfect hearing. Any hearie cyclist can tell you how loud the traffic din is. They use their eyes to watch everything going around them.
There are many Deaf Motorcycle clubs around the world. Just type "Deaf Motorcycle" in Yahoo and see what comes up. Personally, I know several Deaf cyclists myself, and have been considering getting myself a Piaggio- MP3--but they don't have it in pink.
Vladimir Yarets, a Deaf man from Belarus, has been travelling all over the world on his motorcycle. I met him when he stopped over in Toronto. Read up on his adventures: http://www.yarets.com/index_eng.html
2007-09-06 15:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sissy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deafness is not a problem with learning to drive a motorcycle as the instructor will adapt his methods of instruction to suit the person. When it comes time for the test the examiner will do the same. Best of luck.
2007-09-03 07:43:47 · answer #3 · answered by focus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am deaf, and I have been driving car on road for over 11 years, and ride motorbike sometime, and even I did driving some van, and minibus with full of people for many years... No problem easy, I use my eyes and look at mirrors all the time, that is how we spot the police, fire engine etc....
2007-09-05 18:29:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Deafness isn't a bar to driving. (think disability discrimination) I knew a young license holder who was so deaf that she had to put her hand on the car to check if the engine was running. The instructor and ultimately the examiner will have to work something out. Obviously better than usual observation skills and attention to mirrors will be a help
2007-09-03 05:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the same as for when you take your regular car driving tests.
Study the Manual, take the written portion
Then do the "behind the wheel" part. Bring a translator for the Behind the wheel part!
2007-09-02 19:17:28 · answer #6 · answered by mdcbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire an interpreter.
2007-09-06 12:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by 1200 GS Biker 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the U.S. it is ILLEGAL to operate a vehicle,car or motorcycle on a public road for the fact is you cant hear emergency vehicles or horns. privately i know a co-worker thats deaf and he rides a 4wheeler i gave him on property his cousin owns and loves it.
2007-09-02 19:45:43 · answer #8 · answered by Richard L 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
no one can learn to ride a motorbike if thay are deaf
2007-09-02 18:44:10 · answer #9 · answered by LEE M 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
he needs to worry more about not being able to hear someones horn in an emergency
2007-09-02 18:00:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋