Physically challenged citizens hope the ban on them to get a driving license is lifted now that the government is considering amending the regulations, says an article on the website of China National Radio. Excerpt:

The Ministry of Public Security has decided to amend the regulations on application for a driving license. Some of these amendments are aimed at making it easier for the physically challenged to get a driving license.

The ministry is soliciting public opinion on issuing driving licenses to people with disability in the right leg or even both legs and the hearing impaired.

This has raised expectations among the physically challenged. Some physically challenged netizens have said it's not necessary to make special cars for them because the small market for such vehicles could raise their prices. They have suggested installing standard auxiliary equipment in normal cars so that even normal persons could drive them, too, if need be.

People with disability in their arms also hope to be eligible for a driving license after the amendment. A netizen said he was leading a normal life despite the disability in his four fingers. But he couldn't get a license to drive a car despite being able to drive one without any problem. People like him wish that the amendment would lift the ban on drivers with disabled arms and fingers, too

(China Daily July 27, 2009)