Legal Opinion
Michael Cousins v. Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 24, 1989No. 88-1106PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION EN BANC
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Michael Cousins, who is deaf, obtained a Maine driver’s license permitting him to drive a truck with a tractor trailer. A federal Department of Transportation (DOT) rule, however, prevents him from working as a truck driver. 49 C.F.R. § 391.41(b)(ll) (1987) (a “person is physically qualified to drive a motor vehicle if that person ... [fjirst perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at not less than 5 feet”). Although the DOT regulations allow drivers to apply for a waiver of some of the required physical qualifications, they do not…
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