Should elderly alone have compulsory examinations?

SILVER Voices will strongly oppose this proposal as another example of older people being picked out as scapegoats for a wider crisis, this time road safety.

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Until we see evidence that eyesight failure as a cause of accidents is greater above a certain age, this is just an age picked out of the hat to generate publicity.

Yes, there is a case for compulsory eye tests, but for everyone, perhaps every 10 years, as eyesight usually deteriorates with age.

Older people are in fact more likely to have the free eye tests available after 60 and take corrective action with glasses or cataract operations.