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Old 03-04-2011, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Land of Enchantment
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Hi there, I'm a federal employee working on a transfer to the "mother ship" in DC. I'm looking for a place to live and one thing I always check into is driver license and car registration requirements.

However, it seems that I am ineligible for a Maryland driver license. The requirements are:
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To qualify for an unrestricted driver’s license, the State of Maryland requires drivers to have:
  • Binocular vision
  • Visual acuity (Snellen) of at least 20/40 in each eye
  • A continuous field of vision of at least 140 degrees
Restricted licenses may be issued to persons having:
  • Visual acuity of at least 20/70 in one or both eyes
  • A continuous field of vision of at least 110 degrees, with at least 35 degrees lateral to the midline of each side
I have binocular vision with a full continuous field of vision and 20/25 vision in one eye but 20/80 in the other (both numbers with glasses/contacts). (I had a lazy eye as a kid that wasn't caught in time to be fixed completely.)

Assuming I can't magically make my bad eye see at 20/70, do I have any chance of a license at all? And what are the "restrictions" on the restricted license?

Both my home state and the one I live in now required a doctor's note for me to get a license, but altogether I've held an unrestricted license (except for requiring corrective lenses) for 16 years and never had an accident.

Obviously if I can't get a license, that crosses Maryland off my list.

Thanks!
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Old 03-04-2011, 04:28 PM
 
Location: Ellicott City MD
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When we got here we were concerned about the visual requirements so we just printed out the form and went to a doctor and got an exam and got it signed. We were concerned that we'd fail to meet the requirements, need the form, and have to go back and wait in line again so we figured we'd just do it beforehand. When we got a license we each presented the form and it was no problem. They didn't eye test us since we had the form. If I were you I'd look at the form and check with a doctor as to whether they'd feel comfortable signing the form.
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