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    This document discusses colour blindness and whether colour blind individuals should be allowed to drive. It provides background on colour blindness and the eye's detection of colour. While colour blind drivers may have trouble distinguishing some warning lights, especially at night, others argue they can still determine light placement. Internationally, some countries legally prohibit colour blind driving while others customize traffic lights. The document advocates for adopting shaped traffic lights across Canada to make signals more visually obvious for colour blind individuals.

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    This document discusses colour blindness and whether colour blind individuals should be allowed to drive. It provides background on colour blindness and the eye's detection of colour. While colour blind drivers may have trouble distinguishing some warning lights, especially at night, others argue they can still determine light placement. Internationally, some countries legally prohibit colour blind driving while others customize traffic lights. The document advocates for adopting shaped traffic lights across Canada to make signals more visually obvious for colour blind individuals.

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    Colour Blindness and The Road

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    Chelsea Chan
    This document discusses colour blindness and whether colour blind individuals should be allowed to drive. It provides background on colour blindness and the eye's detection of colour. While colour blind drivers may have trouble distinguishing some warning lights, especially at night, others argue they can still determine light placement. Internationally, some countries legally prohibit colour blind driving while others customize traffic lights. The document advocates for adopting shaped traffic lights across Canada to make signals more visually obvious for colour blind individuals.

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    Colour Blindness and the

    Road
    Chelsea Chan
    Colour Blindness
    • The Eye  Retina  nerve cells (cones)
     colour sensing pigments
    • Severity can range
    • Genetic

    • Should colour blind drivers be


    prohibited from the road?
    Facts Supporting Drivers
    • Placing of lights can be
    determined
    • Problem isn’t consistent with all
    Facts Against
    Drivers
    • Warning/brake
    lights are
    indistinguishable
    • Night driving
    especially
    hazardous
    • Increased bribery
    from prohibited
    drivers
    The Problem – Internationally
    • Colour blind feel handicapped
    • Britain  traffic lights customized
    • Colour blind legally prevented from driving
    in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania
    – Petitions/legal battles being fought
    – Drivers may bribe to receive license
    And Canada?
    • Eastern provinces use shaped lights
    Student Standing
    • Shaped lights should be brought West in
    Canada
    • Visually obvious traffic lights should be
    introduced
    Rrreferences
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindnes
    s
    • http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/abo
    utcb.asp

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