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From: Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid>
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Subject: Re: [OT] Driver's license restrictions (Was: Controlling the Garbage Collector)
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:10:59 +0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:16:29 -0700, Lew wrote:

> I personally am not.
>
Yes, I assumed that and was referring to general,rather than personal 
knowledge of driver licensing.

> I know of no place in the U.S. that restricts one
> to driving an automatic without a certification for manual
> transmissions. I do not know of medical restrictions, e.g., having to
> have a left-foot accelerator if you cannot use the right foot, but they
> might well exist as that is outside my area of knowledge.
>
I'd be surprised if there aren't medical restrictions and/or rules about 
mandatory modifications to the car.

> I do know that if you need prescription eyewear you are not permitted
> to drive without it on.
>
And yet you can drive legally in California although a registered blind 
person, or could a few years back. Strange.....

Here pilots can fly with prescription eyeglasses but *must* have a second 
pair with them in case the first pair gets damaged. Makes sense: landing 
with busted or lost glasses would be problematic.


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