I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
Maybe because Roads Policing Officers (of which Sgt Rob Heard is one of) don’t investigate assaults or burglaries? Just a thought.
There’s not going to be extra stops from what your link says, they’ll just be checking the eyesight of any driver that’s been stopped for committing some other offence.
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
Maybe because Roads Policing Officers (of which Sgt Rob Heard is one of) don’t investigate assaults or burglaries? Just a thought.
There’s not going to be extra stops from what your link says, they’ll just be checking the eyesight of any driver that’s been stopped for committing some other offence.
It’s a non-story.
It’s always “just” this or “just” that though, isn’t it?
unless your calling 999 even if its not an emergency then your wasting your time.
last week i called that 101 number as there was a cow wandering about on the dual carriageway just outside of belfast at 5pm rush hour time.
like myself,some were avoiding it while others just didnt relate to it.
i wouldnt really care about the cars hitting it but i wouldnt like to see the poor cow splattered because the farmer would be too miserable to keep his fences in order coupled with the fact that if you think the standard of driver in the uk is bad,then the equivalent driver in northern ireland really takes the bad look off of them for general poor standards and being completely unaware of their surroundings.
got connected,recorded voice telling me everybodys busy,kept on hold for over 20 mins then got to my destination and gave up as by that time the thing was probably mangled by now anyway…
totally pathetic service completely.
dieseldog999:
unless your calling 999 even if its not an emergency then your wasting your time.
last week i called that 101 number as there was a cow wandering about on the dual carriageway just outside of belfast at 5pm rush hour time.
like myself,some were avoiding it while others just didnt relate to it.
i wouldnt really care about the cars hitting it but i wouldnt like to see the poor cow splattered because the farmer would be too miserable to keep his fences in order coupled with the fact that if you think the standard of driver in the uk is bad,then the equivalent driver in northern ireland really takes the bad look off of them for general poor standards and being completely unaware of their surroundings.
got connected,recorded voice telling me everybodys busy,kept on hold for over 20 mins then got to my destination and gave up as by that time the thing was probably mangled by now anyway…
totally pathetic service completely.
I think NI drivers are generally okay, I’d rather see a yellow plate in front of me than a white one…
UK car drivers, well… A UK trained and tested driver as opposed to somebody driving a UK plate car in the UK. There’s a large and obvious difference, but we’re not allowed to talk about things like that, because we have some of the safest roads in the world. If that’s true, then it stands to reason that people from places that have less safe roads are likely to be less safe drivers.
The stunned silence I was met with after pointing that out in a DCPC course, tells you all you need to know.
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
Maybe because Roads Policing Officers (of which Sgt Rob Heard is one of) don’t investigate assaults or burglaries? Just a thought.
There’s not going to be extra stops from what your link says, they’ll just be checking the eyesight of any driver that’s been stopped for committing some other offence.
It’s a non-story.
Are they using a tape measure to ensure distance is correct? Or is the officer “estimating?” are there lighting/weather requirements to be considered? Seems a scary step to me.
It would be far better to make it a requirement for all drivers to have a proper eye test every 2 years or less if that’s what is advised by the optician
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
Maybe because Roads Policing Officers (of which Sgt Rob Heard is one of) don’t investigate assaults or burglaries? Just a thought.
There’s not going to be extra stops from what your link says, they’ll just be checking the eyesight of any driver that’s been stopped for committing some other offence.
I can see the DVLA going into their own power trip yet again of we are right everyone else is wrong
“After a person has obtained a licence, it is up to them to inform the DVLA if they develop vision problems. The DVLA said if a licence has been revoked because a driver has failed the eyesight test, evidence must be provided on reapplication showing that the driver’s vision meets the required standard. If the evidence provided is acceptable, the agency will require an additional eye test”
If you’ve already provided evidence then why do you need to do an additional eye test?
If it’s anything like the farce of their medical revocations then God help anyone trying to get licence back!
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
Maybe because Roads Policing Officers (of which Sgt Rob Heard is one of) don’t investigate assaults or burglaries? Just a thought.
There’s not going to be extra stops from what your link says, they’ll just be checking the eyesight of any driver that’s been stopped for committing some other offence.
It’s a non-story.
Are they using a tape measure to ensure distance is correct? Or is the officer “estimating?” are there lighting/weather requirements to be considered? Seems a scary step to me.
It would be far better to make it a requirement for all drivers to have a proper eye test every 2 years or less if that’s what is advised by the optician
Well every traffic car carries a tape measure so I doubt they’ll be estimating the distance.
Every police officer has to have a proper eye test every 2 years to be allowed to drive police vehicles.
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
Maybe because Roads Policing Officers (of which Sgt Rob Heard is one of) don’t investigate assaults or burglaries? Just a thought.
There’s not going to be extra stops from what your link says, they’ll just be checking the eyesight of any driver that’s been stopped for committing some other offence.
It’s a non-story.
You would say that,wouldn’t you.
They aren’t going to be setting up roadblocks and testing hundreds of drivers every day.
As I said, non story. If your eyesight is good, there’s nothing to worry about is there?
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
So the police say they will start checking the vision of people driving - presumably at worst inconveniencing you for about 30 seconds if stopped (which has happened twice in a decade), and potentially stopping people who can’t see from driving. And they are getting slated.
Yet how many posts on here say the police should do more to curb crap driving? How many people knock them for not doing enough? Seems to me that they can’t win in this situation.
When I was knocked off my push bike and the young girl said she couldn’t see me - I’d have been okay with them checking her site. Why couldn’t she see me on a perfectly clear sunny day? I’m still in pain with my knee. If I’m stopped again I’m more than happy with the police checking my site - and if my vision ever does get bad I’ll make sure I wear my glasses.
sammym:
So the police say they will start checking the vision of people driving - presumably at worst inconveniencing you for about 30 seconds if stopped (which has happened twice in a decade), and potentially stopping people who can’t see from driving. And they are getting slated.
Yet how many posts on here say the police should do more to curb crap driving? How many people knock them for not doing enough? Seems to me that they can’t win in this situation.
When I was knocked off my push bike and the young girl said she couldn’t see me - I’d have been okay with them checking her site. Why couldn’t she see me on a perfectly clear sunny day? I’m still in pain with my knee. If I’m stopped again I’m more than happy with the police checking my site - and if my vision ever does get bad I’ll make sure I wear my glasses.
I agree with that in principle, it’s the creeping shift from presumed innocence that concerns me.
The specific problem here, is not being addressed. Namely people who look and don’t care what they see, they carry on doing what ever it is they intended to do. That comes under the standard of driving in general.
sammym:
So the police say they will start checking the vision of people driving - presumably at worst inconveniencing you for about 30 seconds if stopped (which has happened twice in a decade), and potentially stopping people who can’t see from driving. And they are getting slated.
Yet how many posts on here say the police should do more to curb crap driving? How many people knock them for not doing enough? Seems to me that they can’t win in this situation.
When I was knocked off my push bike and the young girl said she couldn’t see me - I’d have been okay with them checking her site. Why couldn’t she see me on a perfectly clear sunny day? I’m still in pain with my knee. If I’m stopped again I’m more than happy with the police checking my site - and if my vision ever does get bad I’ll make sure I wear my glasses.
That’s fine, so if ever I get burgled from now on, I’ll give specsavers a bell. (maybe do a far better job anyway)
Is this the same Police Force…(oh sorry Police Service ) that are pushed to the limit so have no time to prevent me getting my load and/or fuel nicked, or are so undermanned they can only give you their famous crime numbers now instead of doing any actual ‘‘POLICING’’ .
I know they have lost their way, but doing eyetests now??
Ffs! bunch of ■■■■ tossers.
tachograph:
I agree that there are people who’s poor uncorrected eyesight means they shouldn’t be driving but the problem I have with this is that if you report an assault or burglary the police say they don’t have the manpower to attend straight-away, but they can always find the manpower to lookout for offending motorists.
And they wonder why so many people have no respect for them these days
Sgt Rob Heard, representing the police forces taking part in the campaign, said: “Not being able to see a hazard or react to a situation quickly enough can have catastrophic consequences.”
He warned that officers will be carrying out eyesight checks “at every opportunity”.
Maybe because Roads Policing Officers (of which Sgt Rob Heard is one of) don’t investigate assaults or burglaries? Just a thought.
There’s not going to be extra stops from what your link says, they’ll just be checking the eyesight of any driver that’s been stopped for committing some other offence.
It’s a non-story.
It’s always “just” this or “just” that though, isn’t it?
Exactly, it’s a pity that they ‘‘JUST’’ can’t do the job for which their whole reason for existence is…to fight crime, catch criminals, and get them off the streets.
Ok, here’s a thought. On your license, isnt there a code that states you wear glasses to drive? 01 I believe. That information is on a data base that police have access to. Surely the anpr system can flag up this code on a person’s vehicle and they simply look to see if the driver is wearing glasses. They’re a bit stumped if the driver has contact lenses of course.
There you have it, catching offenders made easy, raising money in the name of road safety.
