DMV: No more eye exams to get a license
Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | A file photo of traffic on the Long Island Expressway near Exit 40 in Jericho. (March 17, 2010)
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New Yorkers are no longer required to take an eye exam to renew their driver's licenses, a move that took effect this week with little warning, raising the ire of traffic-safety advocates, doctors and politicians.
The Department of Motor Vehicles rule change allows drivers to self-certify that they have at least 20/40 vision. Drivers' eyesight previously had to be tested every eight years.
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