Driver's & Instructor's eyesight

Studies have shown that many drivers, especially those who have never worn spectacles (or contact lenses) have defective vision.

I recall a story about one older gentleman who was stopped after knocking over the cones at a police roadside checkpoint. His distance vision was something in the region of twenty feet!

It's estimated that eyesight can start to deteriorate as early as twenty years of age and that for every thirteen after twenty we need twice as much light to see as well as we do when younger.

It's essential that you meet the legal minimum eyesight requirement for ADI's – as tested at the start of ADI Part-Two driving examination - you are prompted to check this in our eyesight project.

You can see two videos about driver's eyesight and driving tests here.

Get full driving eyesight info from the Directgov website.

If you have not already done so, print and complete your Training Outcomes Worksheet for this unit. Your outcomes will be mainly about the knowledge you will gain, but you will also be doing a practical eyesight test as part of this unit.

Next: Read a cautionary tale from a driving instructor about eyesight in Step 2.