I am not color blind, but my brother is. Apparently males are more prone to this than females - something to do with the X chromosome.
Interesting, can he drive been color blind? 
Yes, he can, but traffic lights can be a challenge, just like buying clothes, for example. His wife helps with that!
I imagine, and did any of your parents or grandparents is color blind too?
Not so far as we know. Color blindness can also be due to an injury of some sort to the eye or other part of the brain.