North Wales Police backs road safety campaign on driver eyesight

Summarised from The Leader's report · Updated 5 Nov, 10:11 · Archive

North Wales Police is supporting a national campaign urging motorists to ensure their eyesight meets legal standards for driving.

North Wales Police is supporting Operation Insight, a national road safety campaign to raise awareness of the importance of good vision when driving as winter approaches. The police are urging motorists to take responsibility for their eyesight by ensuring they have regular eye tests and wear any prescribed glasses or contact lenses when driving.

The Leader reports that a national survey, The 2025 Is Your Vision Roadworthy?, found that more than 1.2 million motorists were driving on Britain's roads with defective eyesight. Some drivers' vision fell well below the legal minimum standards, with one driver able to read a car registration from just over a metre away. The legal requirement is that all motorists must be able to read a number plate from 20 metres, about five car lengths. According to the article, 18 people lost their lives on UK roads in 2025 and around 3,000 are seriously injured every year due to drivers with uncorrected or defective eyesight.

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• Sam Rowlands MS on North Wales Police supporting national road safety campaignI was really pleased to hear that North Wales Police is supporting a national road safety campaign to highlight the importance of good eyesight when driving.The Leader · 5 Nov, 09:00

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