Driving Test & Colour Blindness

[CiaranO]

Has anyone any experience with this subject. I need to get a driving license soon but I mas worried about doing the test as I know if i am presented with the colour blindness test ( the numbers in the colour circles), I will surely fail. The thing is i can see green, red and amber/orange/yellow etc...........has anyone been in this situation and is there a way round it.............and alternative test or something long those lines..........

[BWPattaya]

They don't use the Ishihara charts any more. Ishihara charts are the ones with numbers formed in coloured dots on a similar cloloured background of more dots. They use a large circular board with different coloured dots on and point to a dot and ask what colour it is.

Good luck

[69690jay]

before you do the test tell them you are partially colour blind and she will point to the red yellow green dots asking you to identify.

[crille30]

I did my license last week in phuket and they had o new test for that.They had a trafficlight I thinks almost same size as

the real one on the streets.The lady just change the light and you just say the color.easy.

[CiaranO]

thanks everyone..........feeling better about it now..........

[Ping]

I thought the traffic light was only for renewals (not for the 1 year)?

[David006]

They don't use the Ishihara charts any more. Ishihara charts are the ones with numbers formed in coloured dots on a similar cloloured background of more dots. They use a large circular board with different coloured dots on and point to a dot and ask what colour it is.

Good luck

blue

I did my license last week in phuket and they had o new test for that.They had a trafficlight I thinks almost same size as

the real one on the streets.The lady just change the light and you just say the color.easy.

555 ....renewed my 5 year a few weeks back......my little lady could not understand English ....tried saying amber .....very tempting to say blue or.....she was talking on her mobile anyways.... Took me a while to see what was expected on the depth perception test machine too....had to go look inside to see how it worked......

[crille30]

I thought the traffic light was only for renewals (not for the 1 year)?

ah ok you are sure correct,i did renew and get 5 years.And i did the fotpedel break thing,thats

all i had to do,2 things.From arriving and to i leave about 20minuts for all so it whas very god.

Edited August 8, 2012 by crille30

[jasonalexander]

They don't use the Ishihara charts any more. Ishihara charts are the ones with numbers formed in coloured dots on a similar cloloured background of more dots. They use a large circular board with different coloured dots on and point to a dot and ask what colour it is.

Good luck

Is the red green color blind test mandatory?

I am red green color blind to a certain extent.

Can I still take the test?

[LivinginKata]

Yes, the colour test is mandatory, Sure, you can take the test. Not sure how you can navigate your colour blind problem. Best of luck.

[IrishIvan]

Ive heard of people passing when they are colorblind. I dont think its a rigid test

[CiaranO]

Hi - to clarify i did the test and even being colorblind it was very easy.

No problems with it.

To be honest i dont even think they are listening to you half the time.

I watched a man neither speaking English or Thai rattle of the colors in his own language and passed no problem.

[phuketrichard]

i have never passed the color test an i am a photographer an have held a license here for over 25 years :-)

[falkan]

isn't the traffic dangerous enough here? and now adding falangs who are colorblind to the traffic..

[LivinginKata]

Off topic troll post removed.

[KarenBravo]

isn't the traffic dangerous enough here? and now adding falangs who are colorblind to the traffic..

You don't have to see colour to know what the traffic light is indicating.

Top light on is stop, bottom is go.

[seajae]

colour test is mandatory for your first 1 year licence then only mandatory for a 5 yrear renewal, if you only do a 1 year renewal you dont do any tests. When I did my 5 year renewal they also had a test that checked your perifial vision with colour, I had to put my chin in a rest then there were tiny lights left and right that would come on and you had to say what colour they were, first time I had to do that one, wasnt easy either, had to turn slightly to see them clearly.

[Oishii]

Is the red green color blind test mandatory?

I am red green color blind to a certain extent.

Can I still take the test?

Surely, if you are Red/green colourblind you shouldn't be driving. You can't tell if the traffic light is telling you to stop or go.

[Oishii]

You don't have to see colour to know what the traffic light is indicating.

Top light on is stop, bottom is go.

So with the multi coloured lights on the trucks and busses, how do you know what's going on?

[phuketsub]

Drive here long enough and the only color you will see is "red"...