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I don't think the FDA should be regulating based on whether or not it's safe to drive while using something.

There are plenty of FDA-approved drugs that should not be taken while operating a motor vehicle.

Are those drugs required for driving by the people who use them? I would expect if so, they would be tested more thoroughly before putting people on the road with a new drug, much like I’d rather not have someone driving toward me at a combined opposing speed of 100-120mph, two feet apart, while relying on “we didn’t think it will be a problem but we didn’t bother to test”.

That said, there is certainly room for an improvement in funding so that the FDA could go through processes more efficiently, but “efficiency” is rarely ever achieved by cost cutting because it confuses cause with effect.

Or they could just ban using these glasses while driving. There’s plenty of people who don’t actually need to drive who would buy this.

I think enforcement would be poor and therefore abuse would be high, but it could be granted that they're not safe for driving and therefore if you own a pair, you must switch to different (your old regular dual focus lenses) when driving.

Equally hard to enforce as people driving without their normal prescription glasses.

In both cases enforcement is reactive and happens after an accident has already happened.

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