St Helens test centre WA9 1NS eyesight test wrong distance

[wiganlearner]

I read that the eyesight test is done from 20 metres. Well today I watched a couple of people were asked to do this from 25 metres!!!
They were asked to stand on the kerb that runs directly next to where it says car test parking and asked to read a number plate from the cars parked where it says Examiner parking, now if you measure this distance on google maps it is 25 metres!!! The accuracy of the measurement can be confirmed by measuring the distance using the same tool on google maps on the tarmacked area behind the test centre of the HGV reversing area which is marked out in metres and WILL be accurate. I wonder how many people have wrongly failed the eyesight test and failed their test straight away?
AS another guide the DVSA website says that 20 metres is about the same as 8 parking bays, there are 7 at this site.

[gbrand42]

To be fair if you can't pass the test at 25m but you can at 20m I still think you should have gone to Specsavers, coz your eyesight would be very poor.
____________________
Yamaha RD50M, Honda C90, Yamaha RS100, Yamaha RD125LC, Honda XL125 V9 Varadero, Honda NT700VA, Honda VFR800X, Honda CRF1000L, Honda ST1300 Pan European

[arry]

Cool story.

Minimum distance. 25 metres is pretty reasonable and anyone that's going to fail isn't going to leave at that and not get the tape measure out.

Odd first post. Any other bitching you want out of the way before we see what your minerals are like?

[wiganlearner]

You are really missing the point, the legal requirement is 20 metres, so would you be happy if plod stopped you for speeding at 22 mph in a 30 mph( 25% under the speed limit) the LEGAL requirement is 20 metres, how many have they failed because they have used the wrong distance, its not a case of whether you can read one at 25m or not, if someone fails this test because of the wrong distance, they have WRONGLY failed.

[wiganlearner]

[wiganlearner]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Driving lessons are what forced me to get glasses, having been in myopic denial in my teens. They’ve been done a favour.

Edit: you’ve been done a favour.

PS. Needs a Paint diagram.

[gbrand42]

I foresee a long and fruitful time on this forum for you
____________________
Yamaha RD50M, Honda C90, Yamaha RS100, Yamaha RD125LC, Honda XL125 V9 Varadero, Honda NT700VA, Honda VFR800X, Honda CRF1000L, Honda ST1300 Pan European

[Ste]

You didn't have your glasses on when you watched a couple of people do an eyesight test, did you?

Why would there be a couple of people doing their sight test at the same time?

[Keithy]

[pbt]

[arry]

[arry]

Having just looked at the stats - it's such a piddly small amount that it's hardy worth noting let alone whinging about. I suspect this is all tests rather than Motorcycle only but the principle of the matter is exactly the same.

Only 575 people in a near entire calendar YEAR failed on eyesight, versus 1.6 MILLION tests with 865k total failures and that includes the 575 people that were retarded enough to rock up without having tested their eyesight before thinking about driving.

Non story. Move on.

[wiganlearner]

[arry]

[Nobby the Bastard]

If it didn't directly affect you why are you going to the trouble of making an account on a notoriously unforgiving forum to bitch about it.

Surely a letter.to the times would be more appropriate for this level of abuse of power by an official.
____________________
trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[wiganlearner]

[wiganlearner]

[arry]

[wiganlearner]

[to v or not to v]

[arry]

[wiganlearner]

[Nobby the Bastard]

To be honest the legal minimum. Is a minimum. Some of people's driving is so awful its dangerous and its down to the fact they have poor eyesight.

Tbh being able to read a number plate at 20m is a shite way to test eyesight and doesn't take into account a massive number of eye conditions.


Just remember, when someone says 'sorry mate, I didn't see you' it hurting a lot more on a bike than it does in an hgv so most motorcyclists would be in favour of tightening of the eyesight rules.
____________________
trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[recman]

Varifocals ftw.