3,000 people a year are injured on British roads due to poor ey e sight. importance of good vision and
Do you meet the standard?
standard? You
The 18th of November marks the start of Road SafetyWey W eek, co-ordinated by the road safety charity B
estimated 20% of motorists do not reach the legal standard.
annual event aims to raise awareness about road safety and promote steps that everyone can take to stop needless deaths and injuries year-round. support
Optometrists are spending the whole of November
of
spectacles to make them safe and legal again. We would all be horrified if a pilot, who hundreds of eyesight. Ye
million people are et on a daily b
where they potentially risk the lives of themselves and other W
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“We decided to find out how much DVLADriving eyeDVLA Driving eyesight rules
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Book your appo 56 Malling Road * HGV and other vehicles, please refer to
www.gov.uk for further information.
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56 Malling Road, Snodland, Kent Website:
www.optometrists.co.uk
Book your appointment today at Buchanan Optometrists 01634 757307 ent ME6 5NB
Have you got news for us? Phone our News Desk on 01622 734735 Malling 7
y, in that eye.
site list of ’tt need to say if you’ve rg road users.”
lives, had sub-standard y basis up to 9 taking journeys
was responsible for
reading. Poor eyesight is a needless cause of motor accidents. A lar ge proportion of people who would fail the DVLA vision test may j
shocked at can statistics we were y just need
how having good eyesight behind the wheel
save the
this, Buchanan raising awareness of lives. “We were
W were In y Brake. The or o may b y be surprised to hear that an our community reall really knew about the
of drivers knew what that standard was.”
vision standard for driving is quite simple. Vision can
road users. An eye examination will allow your vision to be brought up to the best standard po ssi check you peripheral also a legal require ment
certainly change throughout your lifetime. Therefore regular eye examinations are im perati
imperative for all
Besides making sure you are safe on the road, an eye exami lems
recommends
detect eye problem s early and in most cases prevent your sight deteriorating to a point where yo u can no longer drive.’ The
amination ou College existing history of eye problems or a
every two years, but if g h
you drive if you need them to meet the ‘standards of vision for driving’. gh
ghted or colour blind. Y e had sur
re Yo an
of Optometrists eye
examination there is an
m nation can
possible and also eral vision which is uirement of driving.
over time. Although you may have passed the vision test took your driving test
“ The reason so man i
ma can change subtly
test at 17 when you test, it will almost
man
driving. Although 92% of people surveyed said they would not get into a car with someone who’s vision did not reach the required were staggered to f nd
uired standard, we o iind that on
onlly 50% any people fail the y h
people take at least two journeys each week without the glasses or lenses they have been prescribed to wear.’
Alisdair Buchanan advises ‘If you have been prescribed spectacles for driving it is important that you wear them. As many as one in
optometrist always
advisable as
soon as possible. your three
wearing their glasses or lenses at the wheel. Making sure you can see properly is fundamental to safe and responsible
spokesman Martin Howard said: “It’s shocking that so many drivers with poor vision are risking lives by not
of road the taking simple
To have your vision and eye health thoroughly appointment
Call today 01634 757307 A practice.
Optometrists who are an approved DVLA
checked at
book
horrified that so many people are failing to take this seriously .”
driving, and step of we’re Buchanan an
communities safer , and supports the victims
y, make streets
Brake is a road safety charity that works to prevent road death and injury ,
and crashes. Brake to visit
family history of visual problems, y, you should be seen more frequently . If you notice changes in your eyes or sight, it is
remaining eye if you only have one eye.(This doesn’ include being short or long sighted or colour blind. You also don’t need to say if you’ve had surgery to correct short sightedness and can meet the eyesight standards.)
ffects both of your eyes, or the
’tt
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