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Old 02-23-2013, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NotGolfer View Post
We have to have an eye test to drive a car...so why not a golf cart. I know "legal blindness" can have lots of facets to it. Macular degeneration...that would be a scarey scenario if that person were driving.
Not really. Macular degeneration affects the central vision in the eye, i.e., the part measured on an eye chart. The peripheral vision is not affected. So, like the person described above, fine detail may be difficult, but the big picture is OK. You don't need 20/20 to see another vehicle in front of you, nor see the brake lights or turn signal.

I'd be more concerned about the guy I encountered today on Morse, riding his bicycle north against the flow of traffic between the bridge and 466. You don't need excellent eye sight to see the error in that.