Ugh! Govt in India Considering Issing Driving Licences to Deaf

Bebonang said:
Yikes, no traffic lights or warning signs to let drivers know to drive safetly. USA and Canada is way better so that we tried to stay safe.
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Yup...no painted markers on the streets to keep cars flow in a line. They can run anywhere on the street. :shock:
 
Loghead said:
I am surprised more people don't die in accidents over there.

I know this is referring to another thread in the Current Events forum, but shouldn't India invest in a couple of traffic lights before investing in space exploration? :hmm:
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Yeah...that what I was wondering also. Space program first than traffic safety...:hmm:
 
Loghead said:
I am surprised more people don't die in accidents over there.

I know this is referring to another thread in the Current Events forum, but shouldn't India invest in a couple of traffic lights before investing in space exploration? :hmm:
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they don't gain anything by investing in couple of traffic lights. Space Exploration is just a matter of political game - the nationalism. It's just a bragging rights and a show of force that India is prideful and better (their biggest rival is Pakistan). Space Exploration is always a powerful symbol to demonstrate its modern status on same level as Russia and USA.

Only 3 countries in the world have space capability that can put the men in space - USA, Russia, and China.
 
Wow...just saw the video. It's a monster out there! No wonder deafs aren't really allowed to drive there as they do that to protect deaf people who wanted to drive.
 
While it's a step up for deaf rights, it's still a big step.

So, I won't be surprised if there's an increase in vehicle accidents because a lot of older deaf adults start driving suddenly after spending most of their lives not driving.
 
Before I visit India, I'm gonna be playing a lot of "Bumper Cars" before driving over there!

How's the "Road Rage" over there in India?....
 
VamPyroX said:
While it's a step up for deaf rights, it's still a big step.

So, I won't be surprised if there's an increase in vehicle accidents because a lot of older deaf adults start driving suddenly after spending most of their lives not driving.
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I bet a lot of deaf people were already driving for years without a license in India.
 
This has worked for years in India and therefore to them if it is not broken why fix it? Maybe its just a cultural difference that makes it crazy to us, but to them maybe they think its crazy we have traffic lights and actual painted lines dividing the highway into various sections.
 
Dixie said:
This has worked for years in India and therefore to them if it is not broken why fix it? Maybe its just a cultural difference that makes it crazy to us, but to them maybe they think its crazy we have traffic lights and actual painted lines dividing the highway into various sections.
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Good point. We don't want to be initiating ethnocentrism. :)
 
I was sitting here thinking about how cars first invented and there were no laws at the time. cars were like a toy... like a bicycle. I'm sure they didn't care deaf drove them in those days.
 
Dixie said:
This has worked for years in India and therefore to them if it is not broken why fix it? Maybe its just a cultural difference that makes it crazy to us, but to them maybe they think its crazy we have traffic lights and actual painted lines dividing the highway into various sections.
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They won't think we are crazy if they had children who died of car accidents.
 
The traffic in India is like the traffic here back in early 1900s. Basically, traffic laws and stuff are stuck in early 1900's over there.
 
Jiro said:
In those countries like India.. they do not have a controlled traffic system like America. They rely on auditory cues (honking, yelling, etc) to communicate with each other on unregulated roads. Turns out that it worked out pretty well for a long while... but it only takes 1 fuck-up to make a big mess.
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I'm sure there are plenty of deaf driving over there. I'm sure there are late deaf people who won't tell anyone they lost their hearing. but seriously, how can people hear each other with so many loud traffics? I'm sure their muffler isn't all that good. And people honking all at the same time, how can they tell they are honking and yelling at you???
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I'm sure there are plenty of deaf driving over there. I'm sure there are late deaf people who won't tell anyone they lost their hearing. but seriously, how can people hear each other with so many loud traffics? I'm sure their muffler isn't all that good. And people honking all at the same time, how can they tell they are honking and yelling at you???
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They probably just watch for the finger......
 
sequoias said:
The traffic in India is like the traffic here back in early 1900s. Basically, traffic laws and stuff are stuck in early 1900's over there.
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Yup, it will going be very long time for transportation safety in India to be improved.
 
Lighthouse77 said:
I'm sure there are plenty of deaf driving over there. I'm sure there are late deaf people who won't tell anyone they lost their hearing. but seriously, how can people hear each other with so many loud traffics? I'm sure their muffler isn't all that good. And people honking all at the same time, how can they tell they are honking and yelling at you???
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guess you just have to live in there to know. These poor ADers (Jake and gangis) were terrified of my NYC driving :lol:
 
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