I am one of those few souls in this country who–believe it or not–have NEVER owned an automobile of any kind! (I took Driver’s Ed in high school, but my father could not afford insurance, so I never did any real driving to speak of.) Fast forward to 2018. I am now 65 and retired. I am blind in m…

When I renewed my license last year, they do a peripheral vision check as part of the eye test. That plus depth perception. I think in Minnesota it doesn’t disqualify but is a noted on the license and there may be a restriction. Yeah, you really really need to take a full driver’s training course…

A friend of mine lost an eye when he was young. When he was old enough to drive he managed to get his license but it was difficult to do. It took him a long time to master because it threw his depth perception off along with the peripheral vision issue… I wonder if this is going to be a bigger issu…

I agree with MikeInNH. I think it would be ideal for you to have a blind spot monitor, parking distance sensors, and a rear cross-traffic monitor to help make up for your limitations.

Yeah technology is going to help but at 65 years old, the main road block will be learning how to drive and getting a license.

The 2018 Toyota Yaris and Corolla IM have the pre-collision system, lane departure alert, and automatic high beams. More expensive Toyotas have more sophisticated systems.

[image] ok4450: A friend of mine lost an eye when he was young. When he was old enough to drive he managed to get his license but it was difficult to do. It took him a long time to master because it threw his depth perception off along with the peripheral vision issue… I wonder if this is going…

[image] VDCdriver: Hasn’t that feature been required under federal regulations for a few decades? I’m not sure if, or how long, having two outside mirrors as standard equipment has been required by federal regulations but that’s irrelevant. I’m referencing a restriction on your driver’s licen…

[image] Tom-Nichol: I am blind in my left eye… Remember that your peripheral vision to the left is half of what it is to the right. Quickly get used to rotating your head more to the left as you scan the road.

I worked with 2 Tractor Trailer driver who were blind in one eye. They were city drivers so had to back into tight spots and stop without hitting things. They both drove quite well and had long careers. They were cousins who both had a congenital defect in one eye. They had another cousin who took …

[image] oldtimer-11: They had another cousin who took the physicals for all of them Are you saying they fudged, and had the cousin take the physicals, in their stead . . . ?! Or are you saying the cousin was a doctor and administered the physicals? I have no reason to doubt that these cousi…

New driver, blind in one eye: suggestions for vehicles and safety?

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Ultimately, I decided to give up getting a driver’s license, especially since I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, plus severe ADD (no hyperactivity). In short, I simply do not have the kind of reflexes I would need in order to drive safely, so I gave up on driving.

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New driver, blind in one eye: suggestions for vehicles and safety?

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