Drivers underestimate vision problems

In particular, autumn and November are at times of poor visibility on the roads. It is still dark in the morning, frequent fogs and it is getting dark early, the pedestrians and the cars themselves are difficult to see. The greater the role of drivers' eyesight. However, the latest project of Besip showed that this is an underestimated matter.

 

Over 44 percent of drivers sit behind the wheel, even though they have poor visual acuity, ie they have either poor eyesight, poor glasses or bad contact lenses. For half of them, this can have significant driving consequences. Moreover, most motorists do not attend regular medical examinations, said Tomas Nerold, head of Besip.

 

"About 25 meters should be able to recognize the read license plate of the vehicle," he said as a benchmark test. Correctly, however, chauffeurs should also go to a regular eye examination, but few adhere to it.

 

One-fifth of those tested had a sharpness of vision between seventy and eighty percent. In this case, glasses or lenses are no longer needed. Almost a tenth of people saw so bad that they should not drive at all.

 

"People take it easy. But these people should not be given a driving license," said the optometrist and manager of the Eye Clinic and Optics in Horni Pocernice Petra Ustohalova.

 

Illnesses of drivers and their manifestations

Measurement of drivers' eyesight in the field has shown that almost half have poorly compensated eye defects or are unaware of it at all. For example, in astigmatism, a person has "such a double vision even from a distance, and this is critical for driving," said Lucie Valešová, head of DuoVize Praha.

 

Myopia is also dangerous. "The patient can see well on the steering wheel, close, but at a distance, they can see very blurred," Valesová added.

 

Cataracts, which are common in older people, are manifested by foggy gaze and double vision. A blurred lens is usually visible in patients. Haze behind the wheel is also a green haze. Late stages are dangerous, according to the head physician, by narrowing the field of vision and not seeing the periphery.

 

Drivers with visual impairment react later, especially in the autumn, extending the stopping distance. Sometimes they don't notice the other car or pedestrian at all. According to the German car club, people with poor eyesight will cause accidents as well as those under the influence of alcohol.

 

And how are pedestrians seen? Reflective material elements have meaning

South Moravian police then focused on Besip on the other side of the problem of visibility, namely the visibility of pedestrians on the roads. Since the beginning of the year, they have recorded hundreds of cases when dealing with traffic accidents in which pedestrians collided. Now in the fall, this is a big problem also in cities, even at the crossings.

 

"The biggest nuisance of today is people in black clothes, with a hood on their heads, with headphones in their ears and with a mobile phone in their hands. A man in dark clothes simply cannot be seen at a poorly lit crossing."

 

CT editors tried four figurines. In black clothes, in a colorful jacket, in a white jacket with a reflective strip and a reflective vest. They were all illuminated by car and all equidistant, about 50 meters from the camera. The distance was seen.

 

"Dark clothing is visible around 20 meters. This is the case for drivers who arrive at the switchover too late to stop in time. But when it comes to reflective materials, they are visible up to 200 meters," said Besip's regional coordinator Pavel Cizek.

 

This is one of the reasons why the police, together with Besip, are now focusing on pedestrian safety and giving away reflective elements. Cizek added that tests of reflective vests were also carried out. But not everyone was good. Therefore, it is recommended to buyers to shine a light on the purchased goods, preferably from a greater distance.

 

Another clue may be the CE marking, which indicates that the reflection should meet the standards. However, experts add that the quality of each wash can decrease.

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