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Medical Considerations
This fully narrated supplemental drivers ed program will help will provide first-time drivers a comprehensive understanding of rules of the road, state laws, driving techniques and much more. Although this course does not satisfy your South Carolina drivers education requirements, this course is a great way for a first-time driver to get prepared for their upcoming learner's permit test.
This course includes six hours of full driver ed training giving the student a full multimedia learning experience. The student will have access to eight of the premier driver education videos and, finally, the student will test his or her knowledge with three permit practice tests. Once completed, the student will be ready to pass his or her test with flying colors.
Vision
Driver license applicants must have a visual acuity of at least 20/40 in one eye to pass the vision test.
Glasses or contacts may be used to meet this standard, but if corrective lenses are used, they must be worn whenever driving.
Deaf
If you're hard of hearing or deaf, you must have mirrors on the outside of your car.
Elderly Drivers
Once a driver reaches the age of 65, licenses are renewed at a five-year cycle, instead of the usual ten-year cycle. Drivers need to pass a vision test in order to have their license renewed.
Seizures and Other Medical Conditions
When completing a new license or license renewal application, you'll be asked if you have any medical conditions possibly preventing you from driving safely, and if you've experienced a loss of consciousness within the past 12 months.
If you answer positively to either one (or both) questions, your doctor will need to complete a medical report about your health and submit it to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
The DMV will review the report, and you may be denied a license, given a license with limited driving privileges, or granted a license with some restrictions attached, such as having to file periodic medical reports with the DMV.
The DMV may also require more medical or driver testing before a decision is made.
Seizure-Free for Six Months
Before applying for a license, you must be seizure-free for the preceding six months.
Reporting an Unsafe Driver
Only doctors, law enforcement officials, and court officials may file a report with the DMV about an unsafe driver.
Depending on the report, the DMV may require the driver submit a medical form completed by the driver's doctor. After reviewing the report, the agency may require more testing, or make a ruling to allow the license to remain as is, place restrictions on it, or cancel it.
Drivers have the right to appeal the decision.
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