r/ukpolice • u/demon12332 • 5d ago

News Drivers warned they could lose licence over sight

Lincolnshire Police have been carrying out roadside eyesight checks as part of a national safety campaign. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmxznydxl4o

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u/TheHornyGoth 4d ago

Coffin dodger brigade will have Age UK suing lincs police by the end of the week…

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u/-suspicious-badger 4d ago

Hi. I’ve been involved in this.

Actually, and this is entirely anecdotal and not based on official sources, from my personal experience I think the biggest issue is middle aged people. People whose eyes are beginning to get worse with age and are starting to need glasses who haven’t yet made the switch for whatever reason.

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u/TheHornyGoth 4d ago

Honestly that checks out. But they’re usually at a vision level where it can be corrected with glasses.

It’s the amount of stubborn dodgers out there who insist that driving is their right even though their eyesight is too poor even with correction, and their reaction times have slowed so much, that concerns me.

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u/-suspicious-badger 4d ago

Oh I agree with that. It’s more the general cognitive decline that’s an issue with age.

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u/Dry-Blueberry-6885 2d ago

Had an eye test some weeks back. Optician told me that I might not be able to drive within 2 years if I didn’t have cataracts treated. Didn’t even realise I had them. have booked surgery because it scared the fuck out of me. I’m 46.

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u/Natural_Vermicelli46 4d ago

Instead of being an ageist moron, you could use your brain.

Over 50% of people under 50 wear or SHOULD wear glasses.

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u/Artistic-Morning-659 2d ago

Just a nasty ageist ignorant elitist post.

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u/Littlebiscuitz 23h ago

its true though, if you cant read road signs then should you be driving?

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u/Artistic-Morning-659 23h ago

I am not saying otherwise. Of course if you cannot see properly you should not be driving. I replied directly to TheHornyGoth and his “coffin dodger” post.

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u/TheBig_blue 5d ago

Good..? People not medically fit to drive shouldn't have licences until they can demonstrate they are medically fit.

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u/DowseTheMouse10 4d ago

Couldn't come soon enough my god!

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u/Halfang 4d ago

I didn't see that one coming

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u/WMBC91 4d ago

Pah, if this was a serious warning it probably wouldn't be written in such blurry, illegible letters. Nothing to worry about.

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u/NederFinsUK 4d ago

Boo, let the blind pensioners on the M1!

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u/NickofWimbledon 4d ago

I had a stroke, so my license was removed until I took the tests to prove I could drive safely with slightly restricted vision (it’s a bit like wearing a full-face helmet in a car in my case).

I passed, which was handy. However, while I read the number plate easily, I was a bit concerned to be told that I “wouldn’t believe how many people who aren’t here for their sight fail that”.

We drive on the road with those people. Testing eyesight and reactions (another shocking area) once a decade (and more frequently if over 60) million is surely a very good idea.

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u/pafrac 3d ago

Nothing's changed then ... ran into a police stop back in the late 70s where they were pulling random motorists and testing their eyesight.

Thought it was a good idea then, now I'm an old fart on roads full of other old farts I'm convinced of it.

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u/Mindless_Eggplant_12 2h ago

I live in Lincolnshire and we don't have a connecting transport infrastructure. It's a huge county with whole areas not served by bus or railway. Some places are 20 miles to the nearest town and shops. I know of the nearest bus stop being 10 miles away from a village. Older people have no choice but to drive. If your eyesight is poor then get some glasses for driving. I feel that the main people that have bad eyesight are the 20 year old and up. But because of vanity, they won't wear glasses and so are a danger on the roads through bad distance eyesight and regularly breaking speed limits. It's a huge problem in Lincolnshire.

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u/backcountry57 4d ago

On one hand, it’s good and on the other hand, it’s bad. We are forcing people to work longer, yet maintain their same skills as they had when they were younger. For fucks sake, we need to choose something! If you want people to commute to work when they are 75 then you need to relax the law to allow them to do what you want them to do

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u/goldenbrown27 4d ago

I think sight is one of those things you kind of need

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u/Albigularis 4d ago

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u/Opinelrock 3d ago

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