With Cell Phone Technology

 

For the most part, I drive by sound.  I can always tell when something about my car doesn’t sound right.  The tricky part is describing the strange sound and its location to the auto mechanic.

So far, I have a good track record.  “It is a grinding noise, coming from the right back wheel.”  Low and behold, it was something called a wheel hub, and I needed a new one.

A friend of mine drives at a disadvantage.  He cannot hear as well as the rest of us, so various noises are left unattended until they become very obvious problems.  Both his situation and mine require a checkbook reduction, although his has the potential of being much greater, as things left unattended many times create bigger more expensive issues.

My thought here is that the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) should have some kind of transportation allowance for such cases.  Just as cities provide bumps at crosswalks for the blind, the ADA could have funds available for noises less heard.

Okay, so maybe I haven’t thought about this completely, but you get the idea.  Maybe the auto manufacturers could install volume enhancers to those parts that most commonly fail.   Example:  Squeaky brakes would, for the deaf, be extremely loud and like cell phones, vibrate at the same time.

 

Okay, maybe not.