Colour-blind-what they see

[shootingstar]

If anyone is colour-blind here, share with us your experiences. Wonder if that slows down any fast-moving cyclists in thick traffic.

Tool which I haven't had time to try that gives you a filter how the colour blind sees different web page designs. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=147521

I did know of someone, a guy who was red-green colour-blind. He suddenly told us while he was driving the car.

I noticed there was another topic on being thankful ....well, I am thankful to see the full colour spectrum (and just to have my eyesight also).

[Biciclista]

because the color blindness gene is a sex linked recessive gene, most who have it are men. (Because they only have 1 X chromosome, which they got from their mothers) Women have two x's and rarely inherit this gene from both parents; that's the only way they can be colorblind. If they have 1 colorblind gene and 1 normal, the normal always wins.
I don't imagine you're going to find too many women here that are colorblind.

[jobob]

heh, you're assuming that all the posters (and lurkers) here are women?

[bike4ever]

It definitely runs in my family - two uncles (Mom's side), my brother, and now my middle son. All have varying degrees. My brother once attempted to install a car radio when we were in high school. He got the wires reversed and blew all electrical in the car! Boy do I have stories of him growing up.

[Biciclista]

no, I'm assuming that most posters/lurkers are women.

[shootingstar]

My brother once attempted to install a car radio when we were in high school. He got the wires reversed and blew all electrical in the car! Boy do I have stories of him growing up.

Gee. The guy that I know, is a civil engineer. And since our dept. does handle engineering drawings, often these drawings have coloured markings..sometimes critical because they are hand marked with colour markers or Autocad lines, to show very recent design changes that must be implemented right there-- out in the muddy areas outside.

Wonder how he copes..or he's asking alot of questions from other folks ..if they are around and can interpret the engineering drawing on hand.

[singletrackmind]

My dad is but that's it for my family including my son who was just tested this year.