If you have an accident and it is found that
you had neglected to keep your car roadworthy, for example, worn tires, and
that was a factor in the accident, your insurer might refuse to pay. And the
police may also have an interest too! Quite reasonable, many of them say. But
what if it's you, that's un-roadworthy?
How many driving accidents accompanied by the
comment "I have not the other vehicle"? And what will happen if the
problem was your eyesight? Has it deteriorated to a dangerous extent?
Now we know all exactly when we help a vision
problem, but there are opticians on every high street. Remember, if you contact
lenses or spectacles for the drive then have to wear them, and if your eyesight
deteriorates, you should get a new prescription. It is the legal responsibility
of all drivers to ensure that they can drive safely.
Designed next to an elderly driver who clearly problems
with reading the crossing sign were. He bent to try to read the signs
indicating the direction of Leeds and rolling forward Speed: 10 mph - all at a
traffic light, which had become red until that time - and he clearly had not
seen those! He was lucky that the cars against the law Him come early. Maybe
not even sure that he have not seen!
The law is very simple - it states that any
license holder who cannot meet the minimum requirements for the eyesight does
not have to go. They are also required to surrender their license.
The eye test for drivers that you need to read
in a position to be a license plate with letters and numbers, 50 mm wide and 79
mm high (this is a legal license plate) from a distance of 20 meters. But you
can use your driving glasses.
Apart from that there is to have regular eye
tests no legal obligation for you, but you are bound to the DVLA say that if
you develop your ability to drive impaired any medical problem. If you do not
say, it is an offense.
In some US states, drivers have an eye test in
the UK take every five years, but not. Here drivers aged 70 and above must have
a medical form every three years confirming their fitness to drive and the
definition of "health" includes complete eyesight. If theses drivers cannot
in their medical form, they lose their driving license. (I wonder what the old
man at the traffic lights, said on his?)
On the insurance front, if you have a factor
involved in an accident where your was, your insurance company can claim
absolutely that you were negligent and refuse to pay. This could be simply
because you needed glasses to drive, but not when she is wearing.