Simon Jones: The dark night rises

If you’ve ever read one of my op-eds on road safety and eyesight, you’ll know I have a very short shrift for drivers with uncorrected vision that cause accidents or fatalities. The sort of short shrift where I would support custodial prison sentences, even for old age pensioners, where their poor eyesight was found to be a significant factor in a fatal collision.  

So it was good to see National Police Chiefs’ Councils’ Operation Dark Night initiative seeking to remind all drivers of the legal obligation to ensure they have roadworthy vision each time they get behind the wheel. Officers carried out roadside 20m number plate vision tests at every opportunity, including any traffic-related stops.