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Driving when blind in one eye (self.Blind)
submitted by goldenboytheknight
I've been blind in one eye since birth. Except my parents never really treated it that way so I pretty much did every normal activity without questioning it. It makes sense now that I think about it why I was so bad at baseball, for instance. On the other hand having never had binocular vision I dont know how much that would help.

I got my drivers license like normal and I do drive. I'm wondering if there are other people who are blind in one eye who also have made decisions about driving. I honestly really don't like it and don't feel safe doing it. I don't know if that has anything to do with being blind in one eye or if I just need to grow confidence as a driver. Does anybody else have experiences driving or not driving with only one eye?
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angelcake 3 points 2y ago
As u/codeplaysleep mentioned a vehicle with modern sensors can make a big difference. Lane guidance and radar assisted cruise helps keep you in your lane and maintain safe following distances. The emergency stop feature is another lifesaver and it works back and front. Trust me it won’t let me back into my hedge no matter how hard I try.

My experience with this has been through Toyota and safety sense 2. Most manufacturers have a range of safety and self driving features.
SqornshellousZ 1 points 2y ago
My wife. She was premature and left eye was microthalmoc and had to be removed. I couldn't drive due to cogenital nystagmus.
We worked together when driving which lessened her anxietry somewhat. but she had limitations. I never made a fuss when she repeatedly struck the stump next to the driveway, the curb., or blew out the sidewall a week after I bought all winter tires.
But this didn't stop others from making jokes or complaining about our dented up SuV.
I remember one thanksgiving I found her two MAGA hat wearing uncles out in the driveway arguing about the amount of paint remaining on the drivers side.
I said "Yesh the yellow caution paint didn't come standard so we picked it ip at wallgreens drive through."
They laughed and I reminded them she has to turn her neck to see anything on that side.
They knew it and were genuinely very proud of her.
But, the constant commentary does have an unconcious affect.
So, I suggest you look at your paintjob, free bodywork, dollar store side mirror, and aquired pait as the inevitable customizations.
Neil_DeSpace_Cosmos 1 points 2y ago
Yes, I was in basically the exact same boat as you. I noticed that it took me longer to develop driving skill and also to feel comfortable driving than it did for my normal-sighted brother.

I also went through the same dilemma of being unsure whether my anxietyshaky uncofindent driving was owing to my blind eye or just unrelated nerves. After sticking to it for a while I became fully confident as a driver and drove perfectly well with only one good eye.

The only persistent difference I noticed was having to crane my neck quite hard to check the blind spot on the side of my blind eye with my good eye.
tcat8999 1 points 2y ago
I have bad vision with both eyes but I have a friend who is monocular.

Check out the forum lost eye.com or the Facebook group for lost eye.
These people all have one eye and most drive. The losteye.com website was created by a guy who had an eye removed years ago and later got his pilots license.
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