What to Do If You Fail the Color Blindness Test During Driver's License Physical Examination?
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On-site re-examination is required. If the result remains unchanged, you need to go to a hospital at or above the county level (or a hospital designated by the traffic police) for further examination. Specific information is as follows: 1. Driver's license renewal physical examination: If you fail the physical examination for driver's license renewal, your license may be downgraded or revoked. 2. Additional information: To apply for large passenger vehicles, large trucks, or trolleybuses, the height requirement is 155 cm or above; for these vehicle types, naked or corrected vision must reach 5.0 or above on the logarithmic visual acuity chart. For other vehicle types, naked or corrected vision must reach 4.9 or above on the logarithmic visual acuity chart; color vision: no red-green color blindness.
When I took the driver's license physical exam, I failed the color blindness test and was quite anxious because I couldn't distinguish the number patterns in those colored dot images. Later, I went directly to a major hospital's ophthalmology department for a recheck. The doctor conducted an in-depth examination and found that I only had mild color weakness, which wasn't a big issue. After getting special filtered glasses, I went back to the DMV for the test and passed smoothly. If it had been diagnosed as permanent color blindness, driving would indeed pose risks—safety comes first. In that case, switching to an electric bike or taking public transport would be better options, saving money and being eco-friendly. Never force yourself to take the test—if an accident happens, regret will come too late.
