The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has welcomed the road safety statement from the Department of Transport (DfT) in which the need for change in relation to the population and driving was recognised.
Debbie McGill, policy and public affairs officer at ABDO, said: ‘We hope consideration will be given to the July 2018 Driving Blind Campaign, which ABDO supported, calling on the government to introduce legislation that requires all drivers to have a sight test before their driving test and at every subsequent license renewal.'
The organisation also called for optical practices in the community to be used to conduct new vision tests for drivers.
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