- A. An individual who meets the minimum visual acuity standards of this chapter with bioptic telescopic lenses shall pass a skills test examination if the individual has not taken a skills test wearing the individual's bioptic telescopic lenses. Upon renewal, the Administration may waive a skills test reexamination for a bioptic telescopic lens wearer.
B. Instruction Requirements. Basic instruction requirements for an applicant wearing bioptic telescopic lenses shall ensure that the applicant has demonstrated the ability to:
- (1) Locate stationary objects within the telescopic field;
- (2) Locate a moving object in a large field of vision by anticipating future movement and coordinating head and eye movement to locate the moving object within the telescopic field;
- (3) Remember what has been seen after a brief exposure, with the duration of exposure diminished constantly to simulate short looking time while driving; and
- (4) Differentiate varying levels of illumination such as daylight, dusk, and nighttime while wearing bioptic telescopic lenses.
Authority: Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 16-110.2, 16-113(a)(3), and 16-208(b), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: November 1, 1979
Regulation .01 amended effective April 6, 1979 (6:7 Md. R. 578); January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 115)
Chapter revised effective November 22, 1982 (9:23 Md. R. 2260)
Regulation .11 adopted effective December 30, 1985 (12:26 Md. R. 2546)
Chapter, Age of Majority Identification Card, repealed effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 850)
Regulations .01—.10, Use of Bioptic Telescopic Lenses, adopted effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 474)