John Goes Driving!

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John has been driving! Obviously not in our car but on a driving experience that’s specifically for visually impaired people.

This was organised by a group called Racecar Assistive Techonology. They can be found on Facebook by searching for The Blind Racer.

John drove two cars: the first a Ford Mondeo and the second a more sporty Honda (sorry I’m not sure of the exact model.) Both cars have duel controls in them, in the same way that driving school cars have duel controls. In fact, the dual controls were fitted by a company that fits them in driving school cars.

There were two sighted instructors, or navigators as they call themselves, and they sat in the car while John was driving. Each instructor drove the car around the track, with John as a passenger, before John had his go.

Unfortunately for John it was raining that day, so the track was wet, which meant that John couldn’t go as fast as he would have liked to go. He had a really good time nonetheless and found the instructors really helpful and friendly.

It’s definitely something that John would like to do again, however, he also has plans to fly a plane next!

Check out his driving experience in the video below.