Roadside Eyesight Tests

I'm not certain I like the idea of Police officers being able to ban drivers on the spot. Failure to pass the roadside test should be confirmed by an official test, checked against medical records etc.

I don't like to doubt the integrity of the Police, but they do have some rogue officers amongst them.

 

If only they would do this with mobile phone users and drink/drugs......ride around London and you can smell dope every now and then from cars around you... or is it just me?
And don't get me started on other things they could be doing with their time.

 

I haven't seen the details of this yet but I am concerned. Coppers are not even qualified to do alcohol tests at the roadside and ban you. The most that they can do is take you back to the station for a more stringent test and the results can be challenged. So we give the Police more power for eye testing than alcohol testing?

 

It’s not just you. Can always smell it when filtering or following a car that’s smoking.

 

as long as its 20m and not 20cm i will be fine. bring it on.

 

yes - starting to have the same problems - arms are getting too short..

 

To take our minds of brexit and the meltdown i guess This country is a basket case

 

El,I was taking the pee but not very well

 

The rules, https://www.gov.uk/driving-eyesight-rules and if you are interested, this is what Wikipedia has to say about the Snellen scale, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snellen_chart.
I am more concerned that the road safety pressure group Brake are reported to be supporting these road side checks. Smacks of self styled vigilante resident groups carry out speed checks. Andy

 

Where you live JH, I think I might enjoy following these cars

 

What happens if it's night time ?

 

heres a test, how long until you can see the reg

 

Fact is there are far more older drivers driving now days, and a lot of them cannot see the hell where they are driving, I have had so many people pull out infront of me and it can only be they cannot see.
You only have to follow some people to know they cannot see where they are going, especially at night.
Even people who need glasses do not wear them driving.
How it is enforced is a discussion needed, but the only way it can be policed is by police pulling people over or doing spot checks.

 

I hope my mother in law gets tested. No amount of telling will sink in. Her obs are awful and she has no spacial awareness. She’s on her 5th wing mirror on this car.

She also admitted she never uses her mirrors when driving as she only needs to know what’s in front. Reversed into me not long ago because she didn’t check her centre mirror.

 

You just can't smell the Coke from the Richmond cars...