Vanity first? Middle-aged Brits risk road safety with poor eyesight

03 February 2008

Millions of drivers aged between 35 and 55 are regularly taking to the roads and risking accidents through not being able to see adequately, reveals a new study released today. One in five (20 per cent) of middle-aged drivers in the UK has driven knowing that they have poor eyesight, according to the study by the College of Optometrists.

The study also revealed that as well as driving with poor eye sight, nine per cent of middle-aged Brits operate heavy machinery knowing their eye sight isn’t correct. Over a quarter (28 per cent) admitted that they put off going for a sight test for up to six months after noticing their eyesight had deteriorated – and a startling 21% put it off for up to 5 years.

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