ドライバーは、運転するために視力検査に合格する必要があります。ただし、特に年齢や特定の目の状態によって、視力は時間の経過とともに変化する可能性があります。視力の良い人でも、日没や日の出などの現象によって物が見えにくくなることがあります。可能な限り最高の視界で運転するためのガイドラインに従ってください。自分の視界を改善する場合でも、車自体の視界を良くする場合でも同じです!
路上での運転に関しては、視力に安全基準があることをご存知ですか?その基準は、視界の良さだけでなく、車内からの視認性の良さにも当てはまります。窓の外が見えないほど車内に物が積み上げられていると、実際に警察に止められる可能性があります。移動中は、後ろのフロント ガラスから外が見えるようにしておく必要があります。また、頭を左右に確認するために頭を向ける窓も必要です。それらのエリアがブロックされている場合、チケットを取得できます。
これは、冬の視認性にも当てはまります。雪や氷が降る州では、ドライバーは窓、フロントガラス、バックミラーから氷や雪を取り除く必要があります。一部の州では、これを怠って道路を運転している場合、軽犯罪としてカウントすることさえあります.それは、外出中は視界が非常に重要だからです。これがないと、道路の境界線、停止信号、一時停止の標識、他の車、特に歩行者が見えなくなります。
多くのドライバーは、外の自然光に応じて目の見え方が変化することに気付くでしょう。太陽のまぶしさ、ぼやけ、または焦点が合っていないことさえ経験するかもしれません。視界の焦点の問題は、屋外の自然光が少なく、多くの物体が混ざり合っているために発生します。道路と他の物体との適切なコントラストを見分けるのが難しく、視界がぼやけているように見える場合があります。
Driving at both of these times can also put you at a higher risk for an accident because of sun glares. When the sun rises and falls, it can come in the direct line of your vision. Always use your sun visor at those times and invest in a good pair of sunglasses so you see hazards, joggers and animals.
A major aspect of driving safe on the road is making sure your vision is up to state standards to legally drive. Every state will have different rules for how good your vision needs to be to legally drive. Those who don’t meet this standard will have to see an eye doctor and be approved for driving, or they will have to take extra vision tests in order to drive. When a driver starts to lose their vision due to natural, aging vision, a state may actually take away a person’s driver’s license to ensure that they are off the road. This is especially common among the elderly.
There are many age-related vision problems such as macular degeneration that may make you ineligible to drive. Conditions such as these lead to the loss of central vision or peripheral vision, loss of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. This can make people with low vision dangerous on the road with others. However, studies show that many aging drivers will consciously take themselves off the road and stop driving once their vision gets bad.
Often, how well your eyes are aging will determine if you should be on the road or not. 20/20 vision means you can see an object clearly at 20 feet away. 20/100 vision means you have to be 20 feet away from an object to see it clearly, whereas others can see it clearly at 100 feet away.
In the majority of states, drivers must have at least 20/40 vision in order to drive. Georgia and Kentucky set the standard for non-restricted licenses at 20/60 and New Jersey at 20/50. There are minimum standards such as 20/100, 20/200 and others in many states, but those standards also come with rules for your vision. For example, if you have 20/100 vision, that means that you need to have corrective eyewear to make your vision be 20/20 when driving.
Some states will require that you receive documents from an eye specialist confirming that you are able to drive with your vision. Others like Florida require that one eye be at least 20/40 if your vision in the other eye is very poor. This chart is a basic form of visual requirements per state to drive.
No matter what your vision is like, make sure you always comply with safety and legal standards in the county and state you are in. Your vision must be in great condition to drive, otherwise you become a danger on the road both to yourself and others. Even if your vision is poor, there are corrective eyewear options that your state can inform you about. Most people can drive and drive well if they get the right tools to do so. Many drivers don’t know how well their vision is doing. Make sure you see a vision specialist and have your vision checked.
If you know there are laws regarding driving with snowy or similar situations, make sure you follow them. Find out what the laws are in your area so that you stay safe on the road and so that you know if you are able to safely drive. We not only want you to be safe, but we want your car to keep you safe. If you are due for a maintenance check or oil change, don’t hesitate to call Scott’s Fort Collins Auto at (970) 682-4202!