The mandate has finally changed and deaf drivers will now have the fair chance they deserve on the road. This fight took everything I had but seeing the regulation lifted makes the exhaustion worth it. We won this together through pure persistence.
June 27, 2012
Final supporters
This Petition is to sign and to say that you agree with Deaf Truckers United (DTU) mission and statement below that deaf people should have the rights to drive because driving trucks is about skills not hearing.
Our demanding document can be found in the below link:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-deaf-truckers/blog/9722
In the past years, many deaf people been forced to hear 40 DB or better. Many of them found evidence that deaf people had better visual and feeling of different things in the truck. They also found that technology solutions were already build in the trucks for hearing people who can not hear due to the muffler being behind the cab was too loud for them to hear anything.
Today, many hearing people fear losing their license due to hearing loss. And, every two years a person will need to get an evaluation. Deaf people face several extra trips just because the hearing aid broke or burn out. Both deaf and hearing drivers felt that the hearing requirements does not help improve safety issues. Please sign this petition so that we can share with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (US DOT FMCSA) regulations 391.11(2), 391.41(b)(11), and 391.43(EARS) because there is no safety issues with people not able to hear. It's all about skills not hearing.
Thank you from the Deaf Truckers United (DTU) Admin.
Updates
May 19, 2012
Seeing this grow is exhausting but it keeps me moving forward when the obstacles feel insurmountable. Your belief in this cause confirms what we already know about professional skill outweighing hearing capacity.
Reached 100 supporters
May 19, 2012
7 Comments
RIDICULOUS that they cant drive just because of a hearing test. Their eyes are perfectly fine. Let them work.
Driving is mostly about sight and common sense. DOT needs to wake up and change the regs already.
Makes no sense to keep good drivers off the road.
Support this 100 percent. Deaf drivers pay attention way more than people on their phones.
My uncle is deaf and he is a better driver than anyone i know. This rule is outdated and needs to go now.
I would like to support and sign the petition.
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The mandate has finally changed and deaf drivers will now have the fair chance they deserve on the road. This fight took everything I had but seeing the regulation lifted makes the exhaustion worth it. We won this together through pure persistence.
June 27, 2012
Final supporters
This Petition is to sign and to say that you agree with Deaf Truckers United (DTU) mission and statement below that deaf people should have the rights to drive because driving trucks is about skills not hearing.
Our demanding document can be found in the below link:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/support-deaf-truckers/blog/9722
In the past years, many deaf people been forced to hear 40 DB or better. Many of them found evidence that deaf people had better visual and feeling of different things in the truck. They also found that technology solutions were already build in the trucks for hearing people who can not hear due to the muffler being behind the cab was too loud for them to hear anything.
Today, many hearing people fear losing their license due to hearing loss. And, every two years a person will need to get an evaluation. Deaf people face several extra trips just because the hearing aid broke or burn out. Both deaf and hearing drivers felt that the hearing requirements does not help improve safety issues. Please sign this petition so that we can share with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (US DOT FMCSA) regulations 391.11(2), 391.41(b)(11), and 391.43(EARS) because there is no safety issues with people not able to hear. It's all about skills not hearing.
Thank you from the Deaf Truckers United (DTU) Admin.
Updates
May 19, 2012
Seeing this grow is exhausting but it keeps me moving forward when the obstacles feel insurmountable. Your belief in this cause confirms what we already know about professional skill outweighing hearing capacity.
Reached 100 supporters
May 19, 2012
7 Comments
Hard of hearing and deaf truckers have the rights to drive the rigs . Also remove hearing testings from DOT medical cards so that way all deaf be able to pass without hearing aids . Also 90 percent is done driving with vision and only 10 percent is done with hearing . So deaf drivers are safe and better than hearing drivers . Just saying ....
RIDICULOUS that they cant drive just because of a hearing test. Their eyes are perfectly fine. Let them work.
Driving is mostly about sight and common sense. DOT needs to wake up and change the regs already.
Makes no sense to keep good drivers off the road.
Support this 100 percent. Deaf drivers pay attention way more than people on their phones.
My uncle is deaf and he is a better driver than anyone i know. This rule is outdated and needs to go now.
I would like to support and sign the petition.
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Hard of hearing and deaf truckers have the rights to drive the rigs . Also remove hearing testings from DOT medical cards so that way all deaf be able to pass without hearing aids . Also 90 percent is done driving with vision and only 10 percent is done with hearing . So deaf drivers are safe and better than hearing drivers . Just saying ....