Driving fitness vision — Arkansas Permit Test

Use your side mirrors and glance to the side, because you cannot focus on things to the side with peripheral vision.

Side vision only tells you something is there, so a mirror check or a glance is what shows you what it is and where.

Because you cannot focus on things to the side, use your side mirrors and glance to the side.

If you have problems seeing at night, do not drive unless it is necessary, and if you do, be very careful.

Glare from oncoming lights and the dark can hide a hazard from weak eyes until it is too late to stop.

If you have problems seeing at night, don’t drive unless it’s necessary and if you do, be very careful.

Drivers should have their eyes checked every year by an eye specialist.

Eyesight can slip without you noticing, and only a test shows you need glasses before it causes a crash.

Because safe driving depends on how well you see, drivers should have their eyes checked every year by an eye specialist.

If your Arkansas driver's license carries a B restriction, you must drive with your eyewear, and a driver can be ticketed for failing to wear corrective lenses.

The restriction is there because you cannot see well enough to drive safely without your glasses or contacts.

If you have a restriction “B” restriction on your driver’s license, you must drive with your eyewear.

If you need glasses to drive, keep an extra pair in your vehicle.

A spare pair means a lost or forgotten pair does not leave you driving half blind.

Keep an extra pair of glasses in your vehicle.

Avoid dark or tinted glasses or contact lenses at night, even if they help with glare, because they cut down too much light.

At night you need every bit of light to see the road, and tinted lenses throw away what little there is.

Avoid dark or tinted glasses/contact lenses at night, even if it helps with glare.

Because you cannot focus on things to your side, what does the manual tell you to do?

Use your side mirrors and glance aside. Side vision only tells you something is there, so a mirror check or a glance is what shows you what it is and where. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.71: “Because you cannot focus on things to the side, use your side mirrors and glance to the side.”