eye test required when picking up cdl from the dmv?

there are NO trolls, here...just tiny, ugly little people that live under the over-passes.

 

Let us be clear on this subject to separate the vision requirements under part 391.41 (b) (10) from what the states require when getting a driver's license.

The feds require that the driver satisfy this to get a medical card.

(10) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70° in the horizontal Meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber;

As far as the states go I suspect Virginia is close to average with what they require to get a DL/CDL.
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Driver's License

• 20/40 or better vision in one or both eyes, and
• 110 degrees, or better, horizontal vision in one or both eyes.

CDL

• 20/40 or better vision in each eye
• 140 degrees, or better, horizontal vision

The important thing to remember is these "vision" tests are different and happen at different times.

 

In my experience the mileage and years a person has been driving has very little to do with how likely they're to get into an accident. A Aot of drivers like to play it safe and only drive in perfect conditions and will avoid driving at night, same conditions most driverless trucks are only able to drive in.

With the eyesight that your friend has I'm sure that your friend can drive during a nice sunny day very well.

 

I had to take the eye test here in Nevada when I passed my permit test. I was turning in my medical and had to do it even though my long form was a passed test

 

It used to be in Arizona. When I renewed mine last year, it was not.

Don't know of that was a virus thing or policy now.

 

Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, but I do not agree with you. It's been my experience that what separates a driver that can go a whole career accident-free and some driver that has them a lot is basic wisdom born out of experience. I drove in snow, in fact, I drove in many white-out conditions and did over half of my driving at night. I had no accidents. An accident is the last link in a chain of events. It s that wise driver that knows these chains and will break them.

 

I got tested in Texas just for going in and giving them my new medical card.

 

I had to take the eye test in Michigan even though I had the DOT card.