State says I need to wear reading glasses while driving.

[Woodznutz]

Renewed my driver's license yesterday. Needed my reading glasses to pass the vision test so I'm required to wear them while driving (this is the second time for this). I don't need glasses for driving, just for passing the vision test. How stupid is that.

 

[August West]

I need them for reading only. If you`re using them to read the chart on the wall at 10ft. or so away, you need them for driving. Our vision tests have rows of letters that get smaller as you go down the poster on the wall. I can never get the bottom row, but I`m thinking that very few people do.

 

[odanny]

Renewed my driver's license yesterday. Needed my reading glasses to pass the vision test so I'm required to wear them while driving (this is the second time for this). I don't need glasses for driving, just for passing the vision test. How stupid is that.

i took mine last week, got my Real I.D. in the process, took the written and vision test and the vision test is not for up close, it is for distance.

You say you don't need glasses for driving, but you actually do need glasses for driving. Foir the safety of the rest of us, please wear them.

 

[Woodznutz]

i took mine last week, got my Real I.D. in the process, took the written and vision test and the vision test is not for up close, it is for distance.

You say you don't need glasses for driving, but you actually do need glasses for driving. Foir the safety of the rest of us, please wear them.

I don't need them. I just had cataract surgery in my right eye and a new lens implant. I can see everything clearly when driving. The test was for up close or I would have passed it without my reading glasses. I'm far sighted in my left eye so I should have easily passed the test without my 'drug store' readers. Something ain't right with that test.

 

[Concerned American]

Renewed my driver's license yesterday. Needed my reading glasses to pass the vision test so I'm required to wear them while driving (this is the second time for this). I don't need glasses for driving, just for passing the vision test. How stupid is that.

Wear a pair of safety glasses, LOL, I don't think a cop can check the Rx on what you're wearing.

 

[Winston]

I don't need them. I just had cataract surgery in my right eye and a new lens implant. I can see everything clearly when driving. The test was for up close or I would have passed it without my reading glasses. I'm far sighted in my left eye so I should have easily passed the test without my 'drug store' readers. Something ain't right with that test.

In North Carolina your optometrist can issue a waiver. I had to get one. I don't need glasses, readers work fine. But the reality is, it would be more dangerous for me to wear the readers than nothing at all while driving.

 

[1srelluc]

Weird, I used my glasses for the eye test when I renewed last month and when my license came back it said no restrictions.

Honestly I never gave it a thought because I always wear Rx glasses when driving.

Different standards for different states I guess.

 

[Woodznutz]

In North Carolina your optometrist can issue a waiver. I had to get one. I don't need glasses, readers work fine. But the reality is, it would be more dangerous for me to wear the readers than nothing at all while driving.

Zackly. The first time I needed glasses to pass the test I used my prescription readers. If I tried to drive with them on everything past the dashboard would be blurry.

 

[Winston]

Zackly. The first time I needed glasses to pass the test I used my prescription readers. If I tried to drive with them on everything past the dashboard would be blurry.

Exactly. I need my readers to look at my phone. I don't need them to drive. I have a pair on the passenger seat of the car. But I keep them damn things on and try to drive I might as well be wearing those drunk driving glasses.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Renewed my driver's license yesterday. Needed my reading glasses to pass the vision test so I'm required to wear them while driving (this is the second time for this). I don't need glasses for driving, just for passing the vision test. How stupid is that.

So, even though you are not in charge, you act like you are.

What an ass.

 

[Woodznutz]

So, even though you are not in charge, you act like you are.

What an ass.

So, you're saying that I must wear reading glasses while driving, even though I can't see clearly beyond three feet if I wear them? Good grief man!

 

[Zincwarrior]

So, you're saying that I must wear reading glasses while driving, even though I can't see clearly beyond three feet if I wear them? Good grief man!

I have that issue, but I need glasses now for distance as well. When driving I just wear distance prescription glasses.

 

[August West]

Wear a pair of safety glasses, LOL, I don't think a cop can check the Rx on what you're wearing.

Safety glasses have side shields. That could blow it for him/her.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Safety glasses have side shields. That could blow it for him/her.

If its really an issue, you can get sports safety glasses without side shields. But at the end of the day, you're still wearing glasses while driving.

 

[Concerned American]

I have that issue, but I need glasses now for distance as well. When driving I just wear distance prescription glasses.

Anymore, there's nothing to read except exit numbers and idiot pictures anyway.

 

[Concerned American]

Safety glasses have side shields. That could blow it for him/her.

Not all--I wore a ton of them during my career that we had to add side shields to.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Renewed my driver's license yesterday. Needed my reading glasses to pass the vision test so I'm required to wear them while driving (this is the second time for this). I don't need glasses for driving, just for passing the vision test. How stupid is that.

Are you able to read street signs without your reading glasses?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Woodznutz]

I have that issue, but I need glasses now for distance as well. When driving I just wear distance prescription glasses.

Are you able to read street signs without your reading glasses?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Absolutely.

 

[toobfreak]

Renewed my driver's license yesterday. Needed my reading glasses to pass the vision test so I'm required to wear them while driving (this is the second time for this). I don't need glasses for driving, just for passing the vision test. How stupid is that.

Driving involves infinity focus. Unless the vision test is at infinity (one wonders why reading glasses would aid that when they are for close focus), I'd say the requirement rather stupid.

In other words, par for a state bureaucracy.

 

[Lockback]

i took mine last week, got my Real I.D. in the process, took the written and vision test and the vision test is not for up close, it is for distance.

You say you don't need glasses for driving, but you actually do need glasses for driving. Foir the safety of the rest of us, please wear them.

I need cheaters for reading.
The LAST thing I want to wear when I'm driving is reading glasses. Anything beyond the hood is just a blur.