Top Sight

Unrestricted License

Must have 20/40 vision in at least one eye, with or without glasses.

Restricted License

At the minimum you must have 20/100 vision in at least one eye.

Bioptic Telescopes

Bioptic telescopes are allowed for driving. However, you cannot use them to meet acuity standards.

Random Eye Checks

If you're a licensed driver over 45 years old, you may be chosen by the Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation (PennDOT) at random to pass an eye examination before your license can be renewed. You may complete the eye exam through your doctor or at any Driver License Center.

Top Hearing

There are no restrictions for hearing impaired drivers.

Top Seizures

You must be seizure free for six months to drive in Pennsylvania. Your doctor must send a medical report to PennDOT confirming your seizures are under control before you'll be allowed to drive.

Top Elderly Drivers

Doctors, by law, must report to PennDOT any patients who they deem as unfit to drive. By these recommendations a driver's license can be restricted or taken away.

Each month PennDOT randomly selects 1,650 drivers over the age of 45 during license renewal to submit to vision and physical exams. From these results, PennDOT can recommend that a driver retake the state's road test.

Top Reporting an Incompetent Driver

Contact PennDOT by either calling (717) 787-9664 or sending a letter to:

• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

• P.O. Box 68682

• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17106-8682

Top Testing Accommodations for Drivers With Disabilities

The Bureau of Licensing provides interpreters upon request for hearing impaired drivers. To arrange for an interpreter call (800) 932-4600. Be sure to indicate your preferred type of interpreter: American Sign Language (ASL), Pidgin Sign Language (PSE), Signed Exact English (SEE), oral interpreter (a person who reads lips).

Drivers who have difficulty reading can request a voice written test at any statewide Driver License Center.

Top Forms and Publications

• Senior Citizens Non-Commercial Driver's License and Registration Services Fact Sheet

• Talking With Older Drivers Brochure

• Report of Eye Examination

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