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From: Eric.Bohlman@p1.f778.n115.z1.fidonet.org (Eric Bohlman)
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Subject: Re: DOT & Disabled
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Date: 22 Mar 90 19:41:53 GMT
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 JS> Actually, if we strip away the emotion from this part of the rule and
 JS> look at it from a safety point-of-view, it might make sense...but I
 JS> think a more practical (and fair) option might be to allow blind people
 JS> to sit next to the emergency exits (or anywhere else they please) while
 JS> making sure they know how to operate said exits.

How about simply removing "blind" from that last sentence?  Seems to me that  
an able-bodied passenger who doesn't know how to operate the exit isn't going  
to help things much either.

 

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