Are deaf people allowed to drive ?

Mrs. T

They are allowed to drive. They see emergency lights.

Paul H

Yes. They might not be able to hear sirens, but they could see the flashing lights.

jeffrey r

yes deaf can but not blind

singing_saagar

never really gave this a thought. The answer is however yes. they can. They can still see which is what matters the most. ( Mind you the way some people drive these daysd your'd think they were blind LOL). As far as hearing sirens is concerned well thats what we have mirrors. we are supposed to check them at regualr intervals , when making turns, changing lanes etc..

thunderchild67

Yes of course we are allowed to drive :) We look for the lights flashing we tend to be more observant because we have lost one of our senses :)

Doc8

That is a point, but as long as they pass the visual test, they are not excluded in TN.

law138

yes, they are. They are probably more observant than drivers who can hear.

dermotsuks

I've never heard that they couldn't........., what a daft question

THE BULB

Of course deaf people can drive.

joeanonymous

In Ontario, Canada they are.

Spell Check!

Whether or not deaf people are allowed to drive depends upon the jurisdiction. At one stage there was one Australian state where there was no law saying that blind people couldn't drive. You raise a valid point about the added dangers of a person who is in charge of a vehicle, but who cannot pick up some of the danger signals others of us use.

daveshere

Yes, why do you ask this question are you having a dig?

Did you notice that emergency services have BLUE LIGHTS or are you blind?

hawkthree

Yes, there are many adaptations for disabled people available. You can install a device that gives a light signal when a high pitched sound such as a siren is within so many feet.

I had an employee who was profoundly deaf, blind in one eye, and palsied in one arm who had a driver's license.

When my children were young, I carpooled with a quadiplegic gentleman who was paralyzed from the neck down and had use of only one arm who had a ton of disability aids to help him drive his huge van.

My brother was paralyzed from the waist down and still drove competitively in demolition derbies by the use of hand controls.

bisquedog

Yes but there are some restrictions as to size of city they are allowed to drive in at least there is where I come from

rick_wenham

Yes deaf people can drive, sometimes there are additional conditions on their driving licences, like they must have a hearing aid switched on, no different from people who wear glasses, its on their licence as a condition of driving.

SICKO 2

YES!!

Christopher H

Excellent question. Of course as others have said, Yes is correct. They do have to have a rearview mirror (in addition to the sideview mirror) in the states of FL and OH (and I am sure most other states). This has seldom been an issue as all cars have both sideview and rearview mirrors. What has been another issue is communicating with them at a traffic stop. We have to be certain that the instructions for handling a traffic citation are written and understood by a hearing impaired driver.

420

Yes, deaf people can drive. My best friend's brother is deaf and he has a license and drives all the time. Because he's deaf, he is more visually aware of what's around him, so he doesn't need to hear the sirens; he notices them in his rear and side view mirrors rather quickly.

Sherron

idon't know?!?!

ken y

what ?huh?

Pardon ., Can you Speak up please ? my Engine is very loud this morning.......

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