ONE-EYED MOTORISTS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1931, Page 5

ONE-EYED MOTORISTS

MEDICAL OPINIONS. <By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON; Setpeinber 15. “There are a number of one-eyed men driving motor oars in New Zealand at the present time,” said an eye-specialist, when, giving evidence in a compensation case in the Arbitration Court to-day. ' “gome of them were very good drivers. ' The witness explained that it .would be necessary for a medical certificate to be given in tile case of every'applicant for a driver's’ license ’’whose' sight’ was impaired. He had frequently told persons whb/had consulted him that, while possibly they were entitled to a certificate, they would be unwise to pursue the calling of motor driving. Although some of them could drive quite successfully, there was a certain amount-of risk. '"s ( ( Another specialist said that there were many people driving whose sight was well below normal. ,;He agreed that many one-eyedl men were driving safely. When /a man with only ;, one eye had been .driving for some time he began to byercome the disability., . A third, , medical witness considered that it was .impossible to tell from the driving of the one-eyed people whom he knew that they, suffered from such a disability. ' . f