Mandatory eye tests and mobility scooters

[Flying Bomb]

When the mandatory eye tests for the over 75 comes in, many will fail it, so sell their car and get a mobility scooter even though not physically disabled.
But the Govmt decrees that this is not allowed.
Lets hope they change the law to allow banned car users
to use scooters lawfully

[GrannyMac]

Wouldn't it be dangerous to use a mobility scooter if our eyesight is poor? My OH, 80, has just had his tested, and it's fine with glasses.  Mine was tested last year, it's fine too.  We continue to drive, but far less than previously. 

[JBR]

To be honest, poor eyesight it important for driving a car or even riding a motorcycle, for obvious reasons.

I'm not sure, though, about mobility scooters.  I suppose they are relatively small and light and therefore are less likely to injure someone, though I suppose that they could cause an accident on the road even when simply crossing it.

[klondike]

The highway code definition of the eyesight required to drive is imo very low. A car numberplate at 20m should certainly not be a challenge and if I couldn't meet that I think I'd likely voluntarily not drive.

I wasn't aware of any eyesight requirement for mobility scooters but as they travel far slower than cars there is a lot more time to avoid a collision so I would expect it to be less stringent than the requirement for a car.

JBR - mobility scooters can be quite heavy and I don't think I'd regard being hit by one trivial. TBH though they aren't the threat to pedestrians here - cycles and electric scooters all use the path and are a lot faster. Some riders seem to think it's up to you to get out of their way. Mind you some on mobility scooters do too.