What can a legally blind person drive?
I know it’s an odd question…but what could a legally blind person drive legally?
I am legally blind myself. I keep forgetting my vision numbers. I used to drive a pick up at my camp and never had a problem with that, but I can’t anymore because I don’t have a driver’s license. I have driven go carts before, and gone pretty fast on a quad. I also go horseback riding.
I recently heard about a legally blind person who drives a motor scooter to work. Doesn’t have a license I think. I was doing research last night and it says that in Massachusetts you need a license or a learner’s permit to drive a motor scooter.
My question…is there a motor vehicle that a legally blind person can drive to work, appointments, etc, etc and not require a license to drive?
Anything would be helpful.
a seeing eye dog…..
Any vehicle to be driven on the roads requires a license from anyone driving, whether legally blind or not. But if you’re still not certain, contact the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and ask them directly.
Legally blind with or without corrective lenses. With horseback riding, the horse is always going to protect itself. It will never run into a tree or off a cliff no matter how much you urge it to. But you said you can drive a go kart and a pickup truck. I assume nobody was telling you how to turn and when there were obstacles yet you never hit anything. You should talk to your doctor and your Department of Motor Vehicles to see if there is anything available to you. I know here in MD there is a restricted license if you have no night vision, low peripheral, etc, so if you can in fact see well enough to drive safely, but only under specific conditions, perhaps you would be able to get them. Can you drive and see well enough to do things like parallel park and stay in a painted lane?
you can drive a scooter in mass wtf that elected official ought to be slapped
actually if you can prove that you are ok driving a vehicle
all you need is a
Skills Performance Evaluation Certificate (dot–commercial–391.49)
Many commercial drivers who have lost limbs and have other issues just need to prove that they can perform the activities to drive a truck in your case the requirements should be less
here is a page (it’s actually the app) anyway it has the regional numbers to call
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/safetyprograms/spe-certificate-package.pdf
goodluck
anything you want as long it’s not around me!
well, legally you can drive any moped or scooter type vehicle that has an engine size of 50cc’s or less without a license, I’m willing to bet that you’ll be a better driver than some of the idiots who have perfect vision.