More govt overreach at the Motor Vehicle Admin.
Used to be the county workers at the MVA could do the test
for the eye exam themselves. But no, not now!
Now you have to have the test done by an optometrist, have them
fill in more paperwork, and actually verify that you are able to drive
safely with corrective lenses! WTF.
We need less testing, not more by an intrusive Govt. We only have 40,000 traffic deaths per year and billions of dollars of damage and loss to personal property.
How much more would result from drivers with limited eyesight?
Not enough to allow the govt. to regulate vision!
All regulations are unconstitutional. ALL regs restrict FREEDOM. That must end.
Only 40,000 traffic deaths per year?
Only?
NSW ( New South Wales) state bambuworld, back in the day for which you yearn, the 1950s,1960s, 1970s etc, traffic deaths were about 1,100 per year.
Speed, drunk drivers, no seat belts, etc.
Australia became the first country in the world to legislate for compulsory seat belt wearing in front and back seats, on 22 December 1970. (In Victoria state).
Traffic deaths in NSW today, with so many more vehicles on the roads, is 349 in 2023.
80 more deaths than in 2022.
Including single vehicle crashes, especially in rural areas.
Govt ads on tv..."never trust your tired self". "Stop, Revive, Survive".
In came sealt belt laws, RBT (Random Breath Testing) of motorists by cops...anywhere, anytime.
Now RDT (Random Drug Testing), anywhere, anytime.
Fail the tests roadside, you get arrested, taken for further testing.
Fail that, it's bye bye licence for you.
Hefty fines for using cell phones while driving...TV ad campaign..."get your hand off it".
Speed cameras and red light cameras everywhere. Large fines plus demerit points.
Lose 12 points in 2 years, bye bye licence.
Go 30 kph(or maybe it's 40) over the speed limit, if cops stop you, it's bye bye car, they impound it for a month.
They call a tow truck, and away goes your car. $1,000 to get car back.
All "for the greater good", to save lives and reduce injuries.
Your "only 40,000" are mom's, dads, grandparents, children, babies.