Haw each country decides to handle it may depend on factors like car usage rates relative to the population, the number of occupants carried per vehicle.

“I am medium to strong deuteranomalous and I was given a NO when tried to get a driving licence (personal, not commercial). For a year now I go to work with a scooter and have really no difficulty in discerning the traffic lights (or any other kind of problems).”

In Romania a colourweak person can be declared “unfit to drive,” even if they have adequate colour vision to have little difficluty in carrying out most normal colour based tasks and not even know, before being tested. Valise has mentioned that he can make all the basic colour distinctions and it is thus simple for him to discern traffic lights.

I realise that visual acuity, peripheral vision and depth peception are much more significant factors in driving performance that colour vision, but when all components of visual ability are equal, colours can help judge some things faster, not just traffic lights.

Thanks for mentioning my blog.

Actually in Romania is a bit more complex situation.

De jure the regulations can be interpreted either way. De facto, most of the examiners will not allow a colorblind to get a driver’s licence. But the funny Romanian de facto is that a minority of colorblinds are actually blocked from their dream or need. Usually the problem is solved with money.

I am medium to strong deuteranomalous and I was given a NO when tried to get a driving licence (personal, not commercial). For a year now I go to work with a scooter and have really no difficulty in discerning the traffic lights (or any other kind of problems).

But we have lots of problems as a country and solving my complaints is not a priority for the Health Department.