Only optometrists support testing our vision for driver’s licenses

Does the Legislature never learn? When will lawmakers stop letting lobbyists write the bills? Rep. Jason Elliott wants to help optometrist lobbyists force the Department of Motor Vehicles to reinstate eye exams.

What medical training will the DMV clerks receive in order to perform this medical screening?

Please lawmakers, don’t increase the level of bureaucracy; reduce it. And no, I am not concerned about blind people driving cars in South Carolina.

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This story was originally published March 11, 2018 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Only optometrists support testing our vision for driver’s licenses."