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Old 07-08-2013, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeod View Post
The minimum acuity required for driver's licensing in most areas I have worked is 20/40 in the better eye WITH CORECTION. Acuity worse than that does not automatically indicate a person could not operate a golf cart safely. Also, there are many reasons for legal blindness some of which would not prevent an individual from operating a golf cart safely. Frankly, I would feel more comfortable with someone who had 20/100 vision and a full field of vision than someone who had 20/20 and no peripheral vision.
Thanks, Mike. That's very interesting. Not to go too far off topic, but what about the lack of depth perception in someone who only has vision in one eye? I just looked it up for Florida and one-eyed Jacks and Jills are allowed to drive as long as the corrected vision in their remaining eye is 20/40 or better.