Re: Cars on the Sideline

Posted by Jim Morgan on January 02, 2002 at 04:00:44 PM EST:

In Reply to: Cars on the Sideline posted by Bret on January 02, 2002 at 03:17:23 PM EST:

: Hello all,
: I've benn visiting here for sometimes and really thinking about abtaining my drivers liscences. My visual acuity is 20/200 and my eyes move back and foward. The question is this, When you drive through a neighborhood wheere a car is parked on the side of the street how can you dodge the cars? I know thes is a crazy question but I am looking for tricks for this task. Advice will be appreciated.

I'm not sure there is an easy answer. I know that
I had difficulty steering my car in a straight
line for quite awhile. This was not because I
could not see where I was going. I think it was
caused by the eye movement. I also had a tendencey to drive directly towards anything I was looking at.

This went away in a month or so. I think the
only way to get thruogh it is to practice. I
suggest taking driving lessons and driving in
very safe places such as empty parking lots until this is no longer a problem.

Of course, I would not recommend driving with a best corrected vision of 20/200 in a standard ( aka carrier ) lense. I have 20/70 with correction and don't think I have much margin for error.

: Bret

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: : Hello all, : : I've benn visiting here for sometimes and really thinking about abtaining my drivers liscences. My visual acuity is 20/200 and my eyes move back and foward. The question is this, When you drive through a neighborhood wheere a car is parked on the side of the street how can you dodge the cars? I know thes is a crazy question but I am looking for tricks for this task. Advice will be appreciated. : I'm not sure there is an easy answer. I know that : I had difficulty steering my car in a straight : line for quite awhile. This was not because I : could not see where I was going. I think it was : caused by the eye movement. I also had a tendencey to drive directly towards anything I was looking at. : This went away in a month or so. I think the : only way to get thruogh it is to practice. I : suggest taking driving lessons and driving in : very safe places such as empty parking lots until this is no longer a problem. : Of course, I would not recommend driving with a best corrected vision of 20/200 in a standard ( aka carrier ) lense. I have 20/70 with correction and don't think I have much margin for error. : : Bret

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