Licencing and Eye Tests

[Devil]

Hi peoples,

I happen to be one of the unfortunates who need to head to an optometrist when its time to get a new licence (im currently a learner). This costs approx $50 for the eye test in addition to the licence application fees.

I intend to go for my restricted asap (after 10 september, counting down! ) Do you guys think its fair that only after 6 months I have to have another $50 eye test to get my restricted? I think its a bit gay.

Have sent an email off to the LTSA querying this. For people with slightly bung-eyes the licencing process costs about an extra $150 or so

Discuss.

[White trash]

I have a similar problem whenever I go for a WOF.

They INSIST on checking the front tyre tread depth when we all know it's never used........

[Devil]

I have a similar problem whenever I go for a WOF.

They INSIST on checking the front tyre tread depth when we all know it's never used........

Heh well at least you dont have to pay extra for it!

[Jackrat]

I resently renewed all my licences when I came back from over seas.
I didn't have to do an eye test other than the standard,Read the chart thing.
Maybe this is a new thing huh.
If so I think it should be covered by ACC,after all we have no choise in the matter.User pays no doubt.

[Devil]

Yer, well its the shitty binocular kinda machine they do the tests with now that fuck me right off.

I have a slighty lazy eye, so over the years my other eye has become dominant. When I look at stuff, its my right eye pin pointing it and focusing, and my left is just along for the ride (badoom pshh). So when I look through the binocular thing its just my right eye looking and not my left.
Lucky we dont ride looking through binoculars eh!

[FROSTY:Me]

Devil that makes NO sense --I'd double check that you do indeed need another eve check just to upgrade your licence.
Im pretty sure there is a period where that eye check remains valid for.

[Devil]

Yeah, hopefully its still valid for a period, eyes shouldnt deteriorate that rapidly (well...accidents aside ).

You people with 20/20 or better eyesight just dont know how lucky you are
(unless you got that from laser surgery, then you probably do know).

Slightly short sighted as well, hope to get lasered sometime in the near future. (damn, the cost could buy me a new bike...)

[Sk8r_Boi_]

Hey,

I have got a helmet visor that makes things bigger on the outside but not on the inside if ya know what i mean..........lol nah jokes ive never had the eye testing problem yet tho hope it doesnt happen to me or else! :disapint:

[Devil]

Hey SpankMe, can we have a checkbox that bans all that is stupid from a thread we create?

[spudchucka]

Yer, well its the shitty binocular kinda machine they do the tests with now that fuck me right off.

I have a slighty lazy eye, so over the years my other eye has become dominant. When I look at stuff, its my right eye pin pointing it and focusing, and my left is just along for the ride (badoom pshh). So when I look through the binocular thing its just my right eye looking and not my left.
Lucky we dont ride looking through binoculars eh!

I have the same problem. You can pass the test simply by closing one eye at a time depending if they want you to read from left to right or right to left. Works for me anyway, other than the lazy eye thing I have 20/20 vision so actualy reading the thing is never a problem, just the method of testing.

[Hitcher]

I'm thinking seriously about getting my eyes lasered. The biggest problem I have with helmet fogging isn't the visor -- it's my glasses. In difficult situations I find that there is only so long I can hold my breath before blacking out! Those neoprene collar things that go over your mouth and nose and vent hot air back out under your helmet aren't designed to have glasses worn with them... *Sigh*

[rodgerd]

I'm thinking seriously about getting my eyes lasered. The biggest problem I have with helmet fogging isn't the visor -- it's my glasses. In difficult situations I find that there is only so long I can hold my breath before blacking out! Those neoprene collar things that go over your mouth and nose and vent hot air back out under your helmet aren't designed to have glasses worn with them... *Sigh*

Look carefully into the pros and cons. While laser treatment is sold as a no-risk panacea, it does have a fairly high failure rate (greater than 1 in 1000), where failure is defined as ending up with worse vision than before; my wife was looking at LASIK and when we did some research around it she decided it simply wasn't worth the risk.

[Devil]

Look carefully into the pros and cons. While laser treatment is sold as a no-risk panacea, it does have a fairly high failure rate (greater than 1 in 1000), where failure is defined as ending up with worse vision than before; my wife was looking at LASIK and when we did some research around it she decided it simply wasn't worth the risk.

And on the flipside, I know a few people who have had it done and cant believe the difference to their life its made.

[bungbung]

Hooray for Lasik - I got my eyes done in January. Its fantastic.

[PuppetMaster]

Least y'all have the option to have laser. Im cant have laser because I have had corneal grafts. I now have 4/20 in one eye and 10/20 (or something) in the other, thats without contact lenses ofcourse. With lenses I have almost 20/20 in one eye and 12/20 (or something) in the other.