I don’t have a stance on blind people, but I do think deaf people shouldn’t be allowed to drive.

Part of that belief is the obvious practicality: not being able to hear sirens or honks mean they’re likely slower to react in an emergency situation.

But I lived near a deaf college for a few years, where I learned the real terror: deaf people will talk to their passengers while driving. In a language that is entirely visual and mostly dexterous. So drivers are taking both hands off the wheel to gesture, then taking both eyes off the road to get a response. The number of near-misses I’ve had with deaf drivers is harrowing.