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Quarter of drivers can't see clearly
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• Hauliers are being warned to check their drivers' sight after research showed that one in four motorists don't meet the basic requirement for driving.
Ruth Pott. head of employment affairs for the Road Haulage Association, says obligatory tests on truck drivers every five years from the age of 45 are not always enough to ensure their sight is adequate. "Good employers should be checking the eyesight of their drivers anyway," she says. It's not just a case of people losing their sight gradually with age—it can deteriorate quite quickly through things like glaucoma and diabetes."
She su ests that employers stick eye test charts on walls and simply ask their drivers what they can and cannot see from a suitable distance.
The research into motorists' eyesight was conducted among 3,000 visitors to the International Motor Show in Birmingham-700 of them were unable to read a number plate from 20.5m (61 ft).
The research, by one of the country's leading opticians. has prompted the RAC Foundation to demand a government publicity campaign about the dangers of driving with poor eyesight.