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The Independent
11 minutes ago
- The Independent
Testing elderly drivers' eyesight won't make our roads much safer – but this might…
Almost exactly 60 years ago, the British government – a Labour one, as it happens – announced that it was introducing a blood alcohol limit for drivers. Although driving ' under the influence of drink or a drug to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle', which is pretty lax, had been unlawful for some decades, that the bar had to be raised (pun intended) because of the rising numbers of booze-related incidents. There was outrage at this attack on the liberties of free-born Britons to drive their Morris Oxford into a tree, or worse, after an evening at the Old Horse, and particularly so because the new breathalyser was being introduced by 'a lady minister of transport', as Barbara Castle was regarded at the time, and she hadn't even passed her driving test. 'Women's lib' suffered significant collateral damage. All went well, though. Drivers were more sober, and huge advances in car safety cut the casualty figures (82 per cent of alcohol-related casualties are inside the car). But the past four years have seen a reversal in the encouraging post-1960s trend, and have seen a marked increase. So the government has rightly decided to look again at the drink-driving limit – and reduce it from 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath to 22 micrograms, bringing England into line with Scotland. They also propose compulsory eye tests for people over the age of 70 every three years. This is necessary if only because of the demographics – there are just going to be more and more folk on the roads who, well, aren't quite as sharp in all sorts of ways as they used to be, and you don't want the likes of the fictional Mr Magoo coming at you in the wrong direction on the motorway. The flaw in all these excellent proposals from Mrs Castle's successor, Heidi Alexander (who does drive), doesn't lie in their merit or stringency but, as ever in road safety, with enforcement. While speeding and really reckless driving on the motorways can be picked up – and deterred – by speed cameras, it's not obvious how people over the limit or with dreadful eyesight can be detected on some dark rural lane. It is an unfortunate fact that the chances of getting caught drink-driving, provided you don't hit someone or something, are fairly low. This, obviously, means that lower limits and severe penalties are no use if there are no patrol cars out there to bring you to book. The same goes for driving with poor eyesight. The answer, as with so much in motoring, lies with the technology in your car. Anyone who's driven one recently will notice the plethora of bings, pings and bongs the car will make if you exceed the speed limit, wander out of your lane, or drive too close to the car in front, which have been mandated under EU rules that the car manufacturers can't be bothered to disable for UK-market models. They're – usually – not that intrusive and surely help us drive more safely. Some cars even detect, from watching your eyes and head and measuring the journey time, if you are actually getting a bit snoozy and ought to have a break. The same sort of approach should be taken to drink-driving – so the car won't move unless its driver is legally sober. Easy to cheat with a passenger? Well, not if they've been on a session as well, and if they're sober they ought to be driving, after all. There is always a risk that any system can be cheated, but it's hassle and means you can't plead you made some sort of innocent mistake. There's quite a bit of research into the 'Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS)', as it's cosily known, and Volvo offers 'alcohol lock software' as an option in some of their models (but sadly not in Britain). Of course, one day, if Elon Musk is right, no one – drunk or sober – will need to 'drive' anyway in the new fully autonomous vehicles, which will be very good news for all those country pubs that find the current drink-drive regime restricts their clientele. A boozy night out at the Old Horse and getting home in the car may soon be – safe – a reality once again. Show me the way to go home…
The Sun
12 minutes ago
- The Sun
Horror as child ‘raped in pub' with cops releasing e-fit image of man they want to speak to in urgent probe
COPS have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak to after a child was allegedly raped at a pub. The rape, which was said to have taken place in 2018, was reported to Staffordshire Police earlier this year. 2 Officers said they were looking for a man between the age of 45 and 65. Police have now issued an e-fit of man they wish to speak to following the alleged incident at The Bridge Inn in High Green, Brewood, Staffordshire. He was described as being 5ft 6ins tall, of medium build with blue eyes and dark but greying hair. A police spokesperson said: "We have issued an image of a man we want to identify following the rape of a child in Brewood. "This incident took place in 2018 at The Bridge Inn in High Green, Brewood. "It was reported to us earlier this year. "The man is described as aged between 45 and 65, 5ft 6ins tall, of medium build with dark but greying hair, and blue eyes. "If you recognise this man, or have any information that could help our investigation, please contact us."
BBC News
12 minutes ago
- BBC News
Older driver check calls from family of couple killed in Beaumaris crash
The family of a couple killed after an elderly driver lost control of his vehicle while speeding have called for "stronger checks and safeguards" on older and Katherine Burch, both 65, died in Beaumaris, Anglesey, in August 2024, when a car driven by Humphrey John Pickering, 81, crashed into Pickering, who also died in the crash, "applied the accelerator rather than the brake", causing his speed to increase from 25mph to 55mph in the seconds before the crash. The calls come as the UK government considers banning motorists over 70 from driving if they fail compulsory eye tests. The family of Mr and Mrs Burch described their grief as "monumental", and said the circumstances around their death were "tragic and deeply painful"."They were struck and killed in a collision involving a high-powered automatic vehicle, driven at speed through a 20mph street," they said."It raises painful but important questions about the safety of both powerful and automatic vehicles in the hands of elderly drivers, and the urgent need for stronger checks and safeguards to prevent such tragedies in future."Mr Pickering's family thanked those who had worked to "provide an explanation of what happened on that fateful day"."These answers will help us move forward in our grief and are a small step towards our family accepting this tragic accident," they said."We extend our deepest and heartfelt sympathies to the Burch family, we are devastated for their loss, a loss that will always weigh heavily on us."They described Mr Pickering, from Colwyn Bay, Conwy county, as a "much-loved husband, father, grand and great-grandfather, brother and uncle" and said he will be "terribly missed by us all".A UK government source told the BBC it was planning a road safety strategy that would impose "tougher penalties on those breaking the law, protecting road users and restoring order to our roads". A requirement being prepared by UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander could make eye tests for over-70s compulsory when they renew their driving licence every three April, HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire Dr James Adeley sent a report to Alexander to say action should be taken to prevent future deaths, after he found enforcement of visual legal standards for drivers was UK is one of only three European countries to rely on self-reporting of visual conditions affecting the ability to under consideration by the UK government are potential medical tests for conditions such as dementia, and stricter rules for Chadwick, Liberal Democrat MP for the rural constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, said he agreed all drivers should be "able to use our roads safely", but said many of his constituents used cars because "of the withdrawal of bus routes"."They simply do not have another option," he said, calling for improved investment in public added another measure to help improve road safety would be increasing the number of speed cameras.
