Bus drivers get eye tests

Bus drivers were yesterday treated to free vision screening tests, as authorities seek to adopt new measures aimed at enhancing and improving road safety.

At the launch of the project at the Public Transport Service Corporation's office at City Gate, South Quay in Port of Spain president of the Trinidad and Tobago Optometrists Association Jones Efienemokwu said there was growing concern from all quarters, regarding the increasing carnage taking place on the nation's roads .

While he was in agreement with raising the age limit for people getting a driver's permit, as

After an Ohio bus driver was arrested back in January for cocaine possession, the state Board of Education launched an investigation "that uncovered dozens of school bus drivers arrested for driving under the influence."

well as the implementation of the breathalyser law, Efienemokwu said the TTOA was also concerned about the "visual status of drivers".

He it was against this backdrop that preference had been given to screening the PTSC drivers and support staff that transport a great number of the population on a daily basis.

Sources: WashintonPost