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I don’t think we are saying we are unable to drive - folks here want to know how to make driving safer for everyone and are being proactive about sharing tips to help. There are many folks with handicaps who drive. If your vision is not 20/20, you get glasses! There are tools and methods to help! You may have a heart or seizure history, and something COULD happen. Some folks can’t hear well and drive anyway though they can’t hear emergency vehicles. Folks of any age (but most likely older) have slower reflexes or may get confused. True, every single driver out there should know “when to say when” because it’s just become unfair to drive. But to say we’re incapable and shouldn’t be driving is not a universal judgment to make here about people with PN. Bad things can happen even when people think they’re “perfect”. There would be very few drivers on the road if we weeded out everyone who carries a little bit of risk. I think it’s great people on here are being conscientious about reaching out to see how to make necessary driving safer for what they might be able to control.
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Deb , good points. I have drop foot and need to wear AFO's. Much of the control of the feet comes from areas below the knee, or that's the way it feels. When I strapped these things on, I gained more confidence in driving. Yet, we all need to keep in mind that safety for ourselves and others is paramount.
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Excellent points, Debbie! And I might add that, around here, the drivers who may be among the most 'dangerous' are those with one hand on the wheel and the other hand on their smartphones, taking every opportunity to switch all attention from their primary job as a driver of a multi-ton machine to the 2"x2" screen on their 4 oz. machine. I suspect, for the most part, these people never give a second thought to what they might do to become better drivers. Scary out there, ain't it? ––Ray(@ray666)