ALBANY, N.Y.—New York drivers who renewed their licenses during part of the coronavirus pandemic face license suspensions on Friday if they don't submit vision tests, the state Department of Motor Vehicles warned.

About 49,500 drivers statewide could have their licenses suspended because they failed to send in their tests, according to the DMV's most recent estimate, an agency spokesperson said. The DMV urged drivers to submit the tests by Dec. 1 to avoid ramifications.

Suspensions would affect drivers whose licenses expired between March 1, 2020, and Aug. 31, 2021.

A pandemic-era rule allowed drivers to renew their licenses online by temporarily self-certifying their vision test requirement. It was intended make it easier for people to renew their expired driver's licenses at a time when various places, including doctor's offices and DMV offices, experienced closures and had to abide by strict social distancing restrictions. Drivers were still required to eventually submit the tests.

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