2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

21.15 Private and commercial drivers with impaired colour visionApplicationThese guidelines apply to driver fitness determinations for private andcommercial drivers who have impaired colour vision.Assessment guidelines OSMV will not generally request further information.Fitness guidelinesOSMV determinationguidelinesConditionsRestrictionsRe-assessmentguidelinesPolicy rationaleIndividuals may drive unless a lack of insight or cognitive impairmentimpairs their ability to compensate for their deficit.Individuals are fit to drive.No conditions are required.No restrictions are required.No re-assessment, other than routine commercial or age-related reassessment,is required.Impaired colour vision is usually congenital and in general, individualslearn to compensate for the inability to distinguish colours whendriving. Therefore, colour vision impairments are not routinelyconsidered by OSMV as a matter of driver fitness.277