From: Fraser Johnston on

"hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in
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> Matt Richards wrote:
>>
>> On 25/06/2010 4:18 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote:
>> > On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:53:57 +1000, Matt Richards
>> > <matt(a)i.dont.like.spam.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>> In NSW a licence can only be renewed for a max 5 years.
>> >>> At renewal, you do an eye test
>> >>
>> >> They do? Since when?
>> >>
>> >> Matt.
>> >
>> > Years.
>> > I'm on my 3rd or 4th 5 year licence as of last month
>> >
>>
>> Neither my wife or myself had to have an eye test for our last renewals.
>>
>> I wear glasses all the time, and she wears them for reading.
>>
>> Matt.
>>
>>
>
> Tested for at least the last 20 years in my case. Maybe it's waived if you
> answer 'YES' to the question 'Do you wear glasses for driving?' and you
> are wearing them when you reapply. I don't know, but the next renewal will
> be my first 'yes', so I guess I'll find out!

I had mine take off last licence test. Thank god for lasik. Best money I have
ever spent.

Fraser


From: Noddy on

"hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in
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> Specsavers or one of the other optical supermarket chains that email
> orders to China and get them back PDQ cuts your costs quite a bit, as long
> as you can get exactly what you want. You could probably go close to nil
> out of pocket. I'll drop into my optometrist tomorrow and get the name of
> the other lens range because I'm stuffed if I can remember it!

No worries. Thanks.

> I only turned 56 yesterday too! :(

Many happy late returns :)

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Regards,
Noddy.


From: Matt Richards on
On 26/06/2010 11:57 AM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:00:26 +1000, Matt Richards
> <matt(a)i.dont.like.spam.com> wrote:
>
>> On 25/06/2010 4:18 PM, OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote:
>>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:53:57 +1000, Matt Richards
>>> <matt(a)i.dont.like.spam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> In NSW a licence can only be renewed for a max 5 years.
>>>>> At renewal, you do an eye test
>>>>
>>>> They do? Since when?
>>>>
>>>> Matt.
>>>
>>> Years.
>>> I'm on my 3rd or 4th 5 year licence as of last month
>>>
>>
>> Neither my wife or myself had to have an eye test for our last renewals.
>>
>> I wear glasses all the time, and she wears them for reading.
>>
>> Matt.
>
> In NSW?

Yep. my last renewal was at Wynyard RTA.

My wife didn't wear her glasses for the renewal.

Matt.
From: Albm&ctd on
In article <i0ebhk$9vn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au says...
> 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.
>
How sweet, a Cyclops can now get a NSW licence.

Al
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It's more fun to insult everyone.
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From: Toby on
On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:50:09 +1000, Albm&ctd wrote:

> In article <i0ebhk$9vn$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au says...
>> 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.
>>
> How sweet, a Cyclops can now get a NSW licence.
>
> Al

Yeah - and they're only permitted to drive Cyclops cars.

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Toby.
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