fleets
Fleet provider Alphabet
has conducted a study into what it terms “can’t see, won’t see”
drivers – namely those who need to wear glasses to drive safely yet
take to the roads specs-less, even though by doing so they run the
risk of prison time if an inability to see is found to be a
contributory factor in a serious crash.
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Of 1,000 drivers surveyed by Alphabet, more than half admitted
they need glasses or contacts to see properly. But this did not
stop one in twenty of this group from regularly driving without
their eye-wear, with men (7 per cent) more likely to be the
culprits than women (4 per cent).
The group most averse to wearing glasses at the wheel were male
company car drivers, of whom one in 12 claimed regularly to drive
without glasses.
Alphabet commercial director, Richard
Schooling said: “Business drivers are among the worst
offenders. Firms need to make it clear to all working drivers that
they will not tolerate ‘can’t see, won’t see’ behaviour at the
wheel.”
