Menace to society

By scared - 04/08/2014 00:47 - Canada

Today, my elderly mother explained that, "I don't need my glasses to drive, I just need them to see." FML
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A07 48

Time to hide away her car keys, or her car itself, depending on how old she is.

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A07 48

I would totally hide the car, hasn't Breaking Bad taught you anything?

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jujuthefroggy_fml 16

If she has only a light Presbyopia, I guess it's better for her to drive without glasses...

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Saikon1357 25

Actually, I understand what OP's mother means. I'm nearsighted but don't require glasses to drive. I can't read signs until I'm about to pass them, and can't read license plates until I'm nearly up the other car's tailpipe or just behind them at a red light. But I can identify these things as objects from a distance, so I may not be able to tell exactly what kind of car it is from far away sedan or cop car, van or SUV, trucks are easy; but I can identify that they are cars and I should hit them. And I understand road paws well enough that I can recognize patterns, I can even guesstimate on what the speed limit is of a road I'm not familiar with based on location and the speed limits if nearby roads (I'm usually right, or 5 mph off).

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doodlecloud 26

I understand the license plate bit...but I'm pretty sure you need to read signs before you're just about to pass them. That's kind of the point of signs - giving you information so you can make decisions about whatever's coming up a safe distance before they come up.

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False_Stupidity 41

I'm in the same boat as #48 but I know all the signs and I can see them enough to know what they are even if i cannot read them. I technically don't need my glasses, but I choose to wear them, mainly for being able to read the plate of the idiot that inevitably almost hits me on my daily commute.

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animalxcrackers 20

Actually, she's technically right... I can't see a foot in front of me without my glasses, but the DMV said I passed my vision test and don't need them to drive.

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Ray_of_midnight 22

I have mild, age-relatedy presbyopia. Some mild drugstore-type reading glasses help with things like books and newspapers and computer screens, but I can pass the eye test at the RMV just fine without them, and did just that last time I went to renew my license.

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worldclassrager 39

Maybe she should go to contacts? She'll forget the are in

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Ipsum629 13

ever heard of far sightedness? you're going to kill her.

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hellphone_fml 37

Maybe she was being a smart ass? She is technically correct, she doesnt need them to literally drive but she needs them to see the road signs and other cars.

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Maahnn 5

Not sure if incredibly profound or just sad...

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