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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Eyesight rules for UK motorists ‘ineffective and unsafe’, inquest finds

Cars driving off into the distance on the motorway.
The Department of Transport said drivers are legally required to inform the DVLA if they have a condition which affects their eyesight. Photograph: Izel Photography/IP3/Alamy

An inquest into the deaths of four people killed by drivers with failing eyesight in northern England has found enforcement of visual legal standards for motorists is “ineffective and unsafe”.

The HM senior coroner for Lancashire, Dr James Adeley, has sent a report to the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, calling for action to be taken to prevent future deaths.

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