The UK lags behind other European countries in its requirements for testing drivers' eyesight, according to the Report on Driver Vision Screening in Europe released this week.
The report by optical bodies ECOO, EUROM I and EUROMCONTACT, highlighted substantial variation in the assessment of drivers' vision across Europe and recommended that member states, including the UK, make moves to better assess drivers' vision.
The EU has committed to halving road death across the EU by 2020, with the goal to achieve this with legislation that changes driver behaviour, raises the technical standards of vehicles and improves road design. The visual requirements to drive safely in European law are currently being implemented by EU member states, including the UK, which is in consultation at present.
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