There's more than meets the eye for traffic officers

SIGHT CHECKS REVEAL A HOST OF OTHER OFFENCES

- By STEVE BAGNALL Daily Post Reporter [e-mail]

POLICE stopped motorists to test their eyesight and check road safety, but found themselves busy with a range of misdemeanours.

The checks under Op Eyesight were conducted in Flint yesterday (Monday) as part of a road safety operation done by officers from the Roads Crime Unit.

It was held at the fire station on Coast Road, which also scrutinised vehicles for roadworthiness, in addition to checking if the eyesight of the driver reached a required standard.

A North Wales Police spokesperson said: "All drivers must be able to read a legal, clean registration plate from 20 metres in daylight conditions. Fortunately, of the 79 drivers stopped, all passed their eyesight test with no issues and the majority continued their journey within a couple of minutes."