What vision standard must you meet to pass the DMV vision test for a Class D license in New York?
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A.
20/20 in both eyes, without any corrective lenses.
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B.
20/40 in at least one eye, with or without corrective lenses. Correct
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C.
20/40 in both eyes, corrective lenses not permitted.
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D.
Any vision the applicant's doctor certifies as safe for driving.
The answer is "20/40 in at least one eye, with or without corrective lenses."
New York's vision cutoff for a Class D license is 20/40 in at least one eye, with or without corrective lenses. Learners who insist on 'both eyes' are reporting the habit of a standard eye-doctor exam, which tests both eyes together, as the DMV's rule.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 20/20 in both eyes, without any corrective lenses.
20/20 is normal-perfect vision, above New York's stated cutoff. This answer mistakes the eye-chart standard for 'perfect vision' as the driving cutoff.
C. 20/40 in both eyes, corrective lenses not permitted.
The manual allows corrective lenses and requires only one eye to meet 20/40. This answer adds a both-eyes requirement borrowed from commercial-driver vision standards.
D. Any vision the applicant's doctor certifies as safe for driving.
New York sets a numeric standard; a doctor's judgment does not substitute for it. This answer confuses the medical-review path for restricted licenses with the standard first-time test.
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Vision and Knowledge Tests," p.10..
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