One in four drivers ‘would fail eye test’
“People must have their eyes tested before they receive their provisional
license but there was no similar requirement before they receive their full licence or when they renew their licence unless there has been a change in their medical conditions,” she said.
She was speaking at her company’s Drive Safe Roadshow at the Square Centre in Tallaght yesterday which will move on to the Omnipark Centre in Santry today.
It is being supported by the National Safety Council and offers free vision screening for all drivers.
“Eyesight deteriorates with age and we would urge all drivers to have their eyes tested regularly,” she said.
The roadshow follows independent research and extensive eye screening by Specsavers which revealed one in four drivers would fail an eye test.
The survey was made by Access Omnibus Surveys and questioned 2,000 people.
Specsavers says the average eye test costs 25. Free vouchers for 15 for such tests are also being handed out at the Roadshow in Santry today.
National Safety Council communications executive, Brian Farrell, said they were not aware of any crashes that may have happened because of poor eyesight.
