Annual Driving Tests for the Elderly?
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From: Albm&ctd on 26 Jun 2010 20:04 In article <4c2470bc$0$28646$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>, dwalford(a)internode.on.net says... > There are certainly plenty of hopeless drivers at 60+ but suggesting its > 50:50 is rubbish, I'm almost in that age group so I know a lot of people > in their late 50's early 60's and I can't think of anyone I know who has > had a car accident in a very long time. > Aside from poopy the drivers seat. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: Albm&ctd on 26 Jun 2010 20:28 In article <4mr72690p60mtn0dmrir2fofc21l91iijg(a)4ax.com>, OzOne(a)Crackerbox- Palace.com says... > On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:24:03 -0700 (PDT), st3ph3nm <sgam(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > > >Honestly, I believe we should all re-sit the written tests and > >physicals (especially eye-sight tests) every 10 or 20 years, > >regardless. I don't have a little note on my licence that says I > >should be wearing glasses, but that's because my eyesight wasn't as > >bad 20 years ago when I got my licence. God knows I couldn't pass it > >today without glasses. Not to mention the many law changes that have > >happened whilst I've been driving. It wouldn't hurt to brush up > >everyone on current laws when renewing their licences. > > > >Cheers, > >Steve > > In NSW a licence can only be renewed for a max 5 years. > At renewal, you do an eye test > I asked why QT had stopped doing an eye test a few years back, and the answer I got was, they are not qualified to do them. Only in Qld??? Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: Albm&ctd on 26 Jun 2010 20:39 In article <p2i826dp33c3pbkr24n4448e455s91lg4t(a)4ax.com>, john4721(a)inbox.com says... > atec7 7 <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> wrote: > >Matt Richards wrote: > >> On 25/06/2010 9:49 AM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote: > >>> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:24:03 -0700 (PDT), st3ph3nm<sgam(a)hotmail.com> > >>> > >>> In NSW a licence can only be renewed for a max 5 years. > >>> At renewal, you do an eye test > >> > >> They do? Since when? > > > >Same in Qld > > did mine january and admitted to needing reading glasses although > >reading the fine print on the chart bottom got me through > > In Qld you can renew your licence online whilst sitting at home in > your wheelchair... no tests required!... With a Braille touch screen and keyboard? To really freak out young people, carry a cane, locate a tyre and just feel your way (patting as you go) along your vehicle to find the door lock, fumble your keys dropping them and scratch about frantically on the ground. Al -- I don't take sides. It's more fun to insult everyone. http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
From: Toby on 26 Jun 2010 20:56 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:35:06 +1000, Doug Jewell wrote: > John_H wrote: >> D Walford wrote: >>> On 26/06/2010 11:59 AM, John_H wrote: >>>> I can recall being tested before I wore specs (Qld), but not since. >>>> Presumably they reckon if you've gone to the trouble of buying a pair >>>> of specs and aren't carrying a white cane you ought be able to see >>>> well enough to drive. :) >>>> >>>> My optometrist tends to agree. She says you don't need to be able to >>>> see very well at all to meet the legal requirements for a driver's >>>> licence. Nor has google been able to tell me exactly what the legal >>>> requirements are (which suggests she's probably right). :) >>>> >>> I don't remember ever having my eyesight tested when renewing a license >>> in Vic until I got a HC licence. >> >> A bit more googling suggests that Queensland Transport hasn't >> conducted routine eyesight tests since 2001. Apparently speed and the >> likes pose a much higher risk than blind drivers.... >> http://altnews.com.au/drop/node/737 > That would be about my experience too - I know I have been > tested on renewal, but haven't been tested for bloody ages. > Last renewal I did online, so the only eyesight that was > tested was that I could read the computer screen, pretty > bloody irrelevant to driving. > > The previous renewal 5 years ago, was done at QT office and > was my first since I got glasses. I left the glasses box > blank, expecting they would test me with & without and tick > the box accordingly. The chick at the counter mentioned it > was blank so I told her what I was expecting, and her > response was "If you tick the box, and you are pulled over > without your glasses on, you will be fined. If you think you > might forget them one day and drive, you're better to tick > no", so I ticked no. There was no test, so I could have been > as blind as a bat without my glasses (indeed, now I am, > although with them my eyesight is damn near perfect). >> There's been a disaster, apparently - they've hired someone with half a brain. That 'chick at the counter' will Neva Eva get to be the boss of anything at QT. -- Toby. Caveat Lector
From: D Walford on 26 Jun 2010 22:02
On 27/06/2010 10:04 AM, John_H wrote: > Doug Jewell wrote: >> >> The previous renewal 5 years ago, was done at QT office and >> was my first since I got glasses. > > On a similar topic... anyone here use prescription driving glasses? > > I've had DriveWear polarised bifocals for the past couple of years and > wouldn't leave home without 'em. Had normal prescription polaroid > sunnies before that and they were way too dark for other than bright > sunlight. If you don't need bifocals, you also get the option of > photochromic lenses (which change shade according to light > conditions). > Got photochromic with bifocals although better described as multifocals because there is no hard cut off between the two different lens. In very bright sunshine they don't go dark enough so I have a pair of "fitovers", they look horrible but they work better than any other sunnies I've ever had. > Tip: If you do need bifocals it's worthwhile having the reading > section set considerably lower than normal so you can see the dash > without bending your neck. > Don't have that problem. > Downside might be the price (they don't come cheap).... Google > *drivewear* to find them. > I think my last pair was about $450.00 so not cheap at all. Drivewear looks interesting, do you use them indoors or do you carry another pair for that? Daryl |