{"id":247122,"date":"2023-12-02T04:18:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T04:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247122"},"modified":"2023-12-02T04:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T04:18:54","slug":"older-drivers-above-70-urged-to-check-three-things-before-renewing-their-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/older-drivers-above-70-urged-to-check-three-things-before-renewing-their-licence\/","title":{"rendered":"Older drivers above 70 urged to check three things before renewing their licence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr Hilary discusses the risks for older drivers<\/h3>\n

Older drivers above the age of 70 should check three simple things when renewing their driving licence, according to a leading expert.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Rob Heard, an officer at Hampshire Police and founder of the Older Drivers Forum has warned three eyesight issues are likely to affect road users as they age.<\/p>\n

However, the specialist warns that a simple check with an optician could flag up issues and keep elderly motorists and other road users safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr Heard explained: \u201cFor all of us there are three things that affect our eyesight.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s what we call acuity, the ability to read something in the distance. That needs to be checked.<\/p>\n

\u201cContrast sensitivity, as we age, sometimes a lot of older people avoid driving at night because that sudden blinding headlight or sudden light from going in and out of shady areas, it can take our eyes much longer to go back to normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the age of 15 if you’re blinded by a set of headlights it will take two seconds to go back to seeing normal, at the age of 65 if we are blinded by a headlight it will take up to nine seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe contrast sensitivity needs to be checked by an optician. And the third thing that needs to be checked is your peripheral vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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