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25% of drivers fail eye exam



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Published Date: 09 July 2008
ONE in four drivers surveyed at this year's Royal Highland Show would have failed a routine eye test.
The survey of 160 drivers was carried out by Specsavers opticians as they left the show.

Shirley-Ann Kennedy, chair of Specsavers in Scotland, said: "Many drivers still don't realise that if they can't read a number plate from a distance of 20.5 metres or five car lengths in good light, they are committing an offence which may invalidate their car insurance."





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  • Last Updated: 09 July 2008 1:29 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Douglas,

Bathgate 09/07/2008 15:54:09
And the other 85% failed maths.

 

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