eyesight


6000 lose driving licence for poor eyesight in 2011 - and that's a 39% rise in the number of bus and lorry drivers

The responsibilty is on drivers to state when their eyesight is too bad to drive

£1 million-plus damages for cyclist who will spend rest of her life in wheelchair

Insurers of 89-year-old motorist with defective eyesight agree out-of-court settlement

Focus falls on motorists at opposite ends of the age spectrum

Number of drivers aged over 80 tops 1 million, while Downing Street to consider insurance costs for younger motorists

85-year-old driver who drove on for three miles after killing cyclist escapes jail

Court hears how motorist needed to be told by wife that he had driven through group of five riders

Number of motorists who lose licence due to poor eyesight more than doubles since 2006

However, that represents less than 1 in 10,000 drivers - and with ageing population, problem will only worsen

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