It seems unlikely that many older drivers will object to tighter eyesight tests. But so called evidence fo them, based on data reportedly obtained from the Department of Transport, is, to put it mildly, questionable. If accurately quoted, it suggests that 42% of incidents involving drivers over 70 in 2023 were due to sight problems. Howevere such conclusions are inevitably subjective. They rely on the analysis of admittedly experienced police officers. It is surely possible, if not probable, that ageism influences some of those investigators. Meanwhile in other news concerning silver motorists, a survey has shown that 38% of people think all over 80s should be banned from driving. As someone in that venerable age bracket who spent a recent holiday safely navigating busy cities in Belgium and The Netherlands, your news editor was tempted to utter a loud hoot of derision.
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