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Blind man sentenced for 150-mile drive while drunk (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Was the car manual or automatic?

It says he became blind later in life so this one wouldn't have much effect - if he already knew how to drive a manual that's something one could easily do even if completely blind.

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  • [–] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    I'm not on about the location of the stick, like you say it's pretty much muscle memory.

    What I was trying to convey was how would he be able to negotiate gear changes for things like slowing down for junctions, roundabouts, traffic lights, motorway exits and that?

    Same rules apply in an auto as well I guess...

    It was in the middle of the night he did this, two bottles of wine deep.

    Put Huddersfield to Carlisle into a satnav and follow the route to the M6 at least. M62 to M60 to M61 to M6

    How did he know he needed fuel?

    He's not as blind as he claims to be

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  • [–] 1 point 15 hours ago

    Fair enough, you would need some degree of sight to manage this. I can see it being possible with very minimal vision though assuming one is drunk enough to have a lot of self confidence and not care about potentially running into things.

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