Annual Driving Tests for the Elderly?
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From: Noddy on 27 Jun 2010 19:44 "John_H" <john4721(a)inbox.com> wrote in message news:offf26t1up2gbjldb1493k7iep8kbj6e6o(a)4ax.com... > IIRC last pair were a bit over $500 in relatively cheap frames... > polarised only, not photochromatic as well. Thanks. That's not too bad really considering the money you can pay for some pretty wank looking frames these days. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Noddy on 27 Jun 2010 19:45 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c27d457$0$28657$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Expect them to be a pita when you first get them. > When I first got mine (graduated type) the transition from looking through > one area of the glasses to the other made me feel nauseous and it took 2-3 > weeks to get used to them. > The worst was using the computer, constantly looking from the keyboard to > the screen made me feel so bad the glasses almost went in the bin several > times. > IMO its worth persevering with them because once your brain adjusts to the > things they are brilliant and the ones I'm wearing now are by far the best > I've ever had in more than 50yrs of wearing glasses. I guess I'll find out soon enough. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Neil Fisher on 28 Jun 2010 23:31 On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:59:18 +1000, John_H <john4721(a)inbox.com>, after considering some belly-button fluf, 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. :) Nope. I've had glasses since before I got my license, and here in NSW at every renewal ( initially 12 months, but 5 years since they allowed it) I've had to do the RTA "eye test". > >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 dunno what the requirements actually is, but this is what I do know: My glasses are badly in need of replacement because my prescription has changed. I recently passed the RTA eye test easily. On previous occasions, my optomitrist has told me that I shouldn't be able to read the lowest line on her chart, although I always have been able to with corrective lenses (that is, machine shines image into you eyes, goes "whiz whiz", image is in focus perfectly, here's your prescription. That is, it's not the old "better or worse?" trick, but an objective reading by machine of what corrections you need - which for me is about -2.5 plus a small astigmatism) The RTA test is a complete joke - if you can read a street name sign from the other side of the intersection in broad daylight, you'll pass with no problem. On another note, I used to know a gentleman who proudly showed me his still current heavy vehicle license with a renewal date several months later than other card in his wallet that said he was legally blind! Neil --- Neil Fisher / Bob Young Thundercords personal opinion unless otherwise noted. Looking for spark plug leads? Check out http://www.magnecor.com.au
From: hippo on 29 Jun 2010 01:28 Albm&ctd wrote: > > 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 But not with a Camry. Nobody will give you a 2nd look ;) -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: hippo on 29 Jun 2010 22:52
Neil Fisher wrote: > > On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:59:18 +1000, John_H <john4721(a)inbox.com>, after > considering some belly-button fluf, 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. :) > > Nope. I've had glasses since before I got my license, and here in NSW > at every renewal ( initially 12 months, but 5 years since they allowed > it) I've had to do the RTA "eye test". > > > > >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 dunno what the requirements actually is, but this is what I do know: > My glasses are badly in need of replacement because my prescription > has changed. I recently passed the RTA eye test easily. On previous > occasions, my optomitrist has told me that I shouldn't be able to read > the lowest line on her chart, although I always have been able to with > corrective lenses (that is, machine shines image into you eyes, goes > "whiz whiz", image is in focus perfectly, here's your prescription. > That is, it's not the old "better or worse?" trick, but an objective > reading by machine of what corrections you need - which for me is > about -2.5 plus a small astigmatism) The RTA test is a complete joke - > if you can read a street name sign from the other side of the > intersection in broad daylight, you'll pass with no problem. > > On another note, I used to know a gentleman who proudly showed me his > still current heavy vehicle license with a renewal date several months > later than other card in his wallet that said he was legally blind! > > Neil > --- > Neil Fisher / Bob Young > Thundercords > personal opinion unless otherwise noted. > Looking for spark plug leads? > Check out http://www.magnecor.com.au > > RTA officer told me about 6 or 7 years ago that the requirement now is only that you pass the vision test with *one* eye. It no longer has to be both. Optometrist confirmed that. -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |