"A spokesman for the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said the agency would conduct its own inquiry into whether Parker, who otherwise had a clean driving record, should have had a license.
Seniors age 80 or older must pass only a vision test when renewing a Florida driver's license."
When I got my FL license renewed, an 80-ish lady was in front of me in line. The official asked her to step onto a marked area so they could test her vision, and she COULD NOT SEE THE LARGE PAIR OF FOOTPRINTS DRAWN ONTO THE FLOOR MARKING WHERE SHE SHOULD STAND! Shockingly...they GAVE HER A LICENSE. I was outraged...even asked the DMV weenie how he could determine if she could see or not.
His answer? A frown and a shrug, a non-answer. Gee, thanks, Florida!
Considering that "Seniors age 80 or older must pass only a vision test when renewing a Florida driver's license", it's only incredible that this doesn't happen more often.