Rules of the road

Driving is an activity undertaken by most adults in the UK. Indeed, in an eye examination it is often assumed that all active adults over the age of 17 years will be a driver. The current regulations for vision of drivers in the UK are formulated to comply with Annex III of the 2nd EC Directive on Vision and Driving, 91/439/EEC. Each member state of the EC interprets this directive in its own way, though all must apply the minimum standard, and there has been a feeling for some time that there needs to be a greater degree of harmonisation to ensure a more commonly applied set of standards.