Health Secretary backs plans for older drivers’ eye tests

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Wes Streeting said the government is considering new proposals to improve road safety, including mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70. With eyesight deteriorating with age, he said regular checks are needed and that the transport secretary will soon outline plans. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Well the Transport Secretary is considering a whole range of proposals to improve road safety

00:07on our streets and it cannot be right that we've ended up in a situation where the NHS is hit with

00:15a £2 billion a year bill because we are not taking road safety seriously enough and where

00:22particularly as we get older and the quality of our eye health deteriorates that we're not keeping

00:29a regular check so it's one of the things that the Transport Secretary is considering we are taking

00:35road safety seriously she's consulting on a range of measures and receiving representations and she'll

00:41set out her proposals and plans in the not too distant future

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