Giampa v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

In this schoolbus driver’s license recall case, Joseph Giampa has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County affirming the recall of his license by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation because measurement of his hearing reflected a hearing loss greater than that permissible for schoolbus drivers under 67 Pa. Code §71.3 (b)(5), which allows:(5) No hearing loss greater than 25 decibels at frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 in the better ear without a hearing aid.

On appeal, Mr. Giampa contends that (1) his hearing, as a matter of fact,…