"Nobody" <nobody@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:rvudnTvZK4m89w3ZnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d@adelphia.com... >I went to get my license renewed and I failed the eye exam. What I would >like to know is, who is the stupid SOB that decides how small and far away >the letters need to be. I can spot a mail box or road kill in the road over >a mile in front of me. I cant read the address on the box or count how many >front teeth the roadkill has, but I can see it just fine. As long as I'm >not running into things, obstructing traffic weaving all over the road, or >anything else. What different does it make. > > What really Ticks me off is I am recovering from an accident that has left > me disabled because another stupid driver thought its ok to drive on the > left side of the road and hit me. I was riding my motorcycle at the time. > Now a week later he hit another person in the rear end. Both times he was > charged. But as of today he is still driving. With my perfect record of > not causing accidents they are harassing me and letting the misfits do as > they please. > > Is it just me, or is their something wrong with this situation? > > Yeah, what's wrong is that you don't go to an optometrist and get glasses or contacts. The eye test is not particularly grueling, let's be serious. I guarantee that the "SOB" is a state bureaucrat who consulted about 1,000 experts. It's fine to vent, but don't delude yourself. "What difference does it make," you ask? It's hard enough to drive a motorcycle safely, let alone when your vision is impaired. As for the other driver, the system is imperfect--yes. Perhaps he had a good lawyer, or his judge was too lenient. In any case, you're making a false correlation here. His poor driving has no bearing on your poor eyesight. Take care of yourself.