Written question asked by Lord Bradshaw (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord De Mauley (Conservative) on Monday, 23 April 2012.

Transport: Eyesight Tests

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 21 March (WA 180-1), how many collisions between (1) heavy goods vehicles, (2) buses and coaches, and (3) other vehicles, and (a) pedestrians, and (b) cyclists, involve drivers with defective vision.

Answer

The number of reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain between (1) heavy goods vehicles, (2) buses and coaches, and (3) other vehicles, and (a) pedestrians, and (b) cyclists, involving drivers with uncorrected or defective eyesight as a contributory factor is given in the table:

Number of accidents by vehicle type
	Vehicle type	(a) Pedestrian, injured by vehicle	(b) Pedal cycle
2008	HGV	0	0
	Bus or Coach	0	0
	Other vehicle	34	1
2009	HGV	0	0
	Bus or Coach	0	0
	Other vehicle	23	3
2010	HGV	0	0
	Bus or Coach	0	0
	Other vehicle	24	4

The contributory factors reflect the reporting officer's opinion at the time of reporting and are not necessarily the result of extensive investigation. Moreover it is recognised that subsequent inquires could lead to the reporting officer changing his opinion. It is important to note that where some factors may have contributed to a cause of an accident, it may be difficult for a police officer attending the scene after the accident has occurred to identify these factors.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 16723; 736 c376-7WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Transport: Eyesight Tests
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Accidents Buses Bicycles Driving Eyesight Large goods vehicles Motor vehicles Pedestrians Roads
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Transport: Eyesight Tests

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