Amid concerns that the vision impairment of drivers may be a contributing factor to road accidents in the country, the Wadala Regional Transport Office (RTO), as part of its month-long road safety campaign, ‘Sadak Suraksha Jeevan Raksha’, screened 326 autorickshaw and taxi drivers. Over 100 drivers were found to have vision impairments like cataracts, retinal issues and dry eyes.

The State Transport Commissioner will be introducing mandatory eye testing before issuing licences.