my point isnt that deaf people exist, my point is that they represent an obvious contradiction that you have not taken the trouble to explain; now you dont get to have it both ways. either deaf people are deprived of something that makes driving dangerous, or they arent. if there is something that explains the apparent contradiction, id sure like to know more about it. if it seems im bein particular about this, it's because i am: ive been driving with my headphones on, professionally, for over a decade now. ive heard people claim headphones are somehow dangerous, but nobody has yet subsequently explained how deaf people are somehow safe to drive without sound in a way that i am not. it seems to me a very obvious contradiction.

you try to explain that deaf people might have adaptations and accomodations, (though you forget or are unaware that these are not required to be qualified to drive (or i suppose at least in my neck of the woods. maybe thats a requirement wherever youre from)) and that they have a lifetime of practice. well, i can still hear horns despite the headphones, and i have a helluvalot more practice in these specific conditions than a deaf 16-year-old fresh with their license, or a person who suffered hearing loss but still drives to work the very same day they get cleared to go back to work, however ludicrous you may think that is.

i'll give you a pass on other extremely common forms of distraction and obscuration, even the audio ones like blaring music, loud pipes, or screaming children, as being the lesser of the two arguments i presented.

all that said, if you aint wanna keep going thats fine, ive said most of what i wanted to say and i dont wanna antagonize you for having a different opinion.