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Knowledge of this distance is required to self\u2010check compliance with the UK legal minimum driving vision standard.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:\u2002<\/jats:bold>\n                    A cohort of 480 motorists aged \u226517\u2003years attending optometric practice for a routine sight test agreed to participate in a short verbal survey. They were asked whether they could state the current UK statutory vehicle number plate viewing distance as specified in the Highway Code. Also recorded were each motorist's high contrast logMAR visual acuity, whether or not an optical prescription was habitually worn when driving, and brief demographic details (age, gender).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold>\n                    No statistically significant gender\u2010based difference was present in age distribution, mean logMAR binocular acuity, or age and number (proportion) of motorists who habitually wore a refractive correction when driving. The level of mean binocular acuity was uniformly good (&lt;0.0\u2003logMAR, or better than 6\/6 Snellen). However, the recollection by respondents of the statutory viewing distance was poor: only 5% were able to state correctly the current distance (20\u2003m), and 22% recalled the previous (20.5\u2003m\/67\u2003ft) or the original (22.9\u2003m\/75\u2003ft) statutory distance. Of the remainder, 28% underestimated and 45% overestimated the distance. A statistically significant gender\u2010based difference (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2003=\u20030.01) between the recollections of non\u2010prescription wearers became marked (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2003=\u20030.001) for habitual wearers, in which latter case the median value and range of estimates by female motorists was greater than their male counterparts.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:\u2002<\/jats:bold>\n                    The level of recognition by these motorists of the viewing distance necessary to satisfy the legal minimum vision standard required for driving on UK roads was low and comparable to the levels recorded in two similar surveys undertaken by other authors 10 and 20\u2003years ago. An inexpensive and easily implemented publicity innovation is suggested which could help improve driver appreciation of the statutory distance and promote compliance with the legal vision standard.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1475-1313.2007.00470.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,5,6]],"date-time":"2007-05-06T21:26:38Z","timestamp":1178486798000},"page":"238-244","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Poor recognition of the UK minimum driving vision standard by motorists attending optometric practice"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Jonathan S.","family":"Pointer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2007,4,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","volume-title":"Road Traffic Act 1988","author":"Anon.","year":"1988"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","volume-title":"Road Traffic Act 1988","author":"Anon.","year":"1988"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","volume-title":"Statutory Instrument 1999\/2864 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999","author":"Anon.","year":"1999"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","volume-title":"Statutory Instrument 2003\/166 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences)(Amendment) Regulations 2003","author":"Anon.","year":"2003"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_6_1","first-page":"21","volume-title":"The Highway Code","author":"Anon.","year":"2004"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_7_1","first-page":"20","volume-title":"The Highway Code","author":"Anon.","year":"2004"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00006324-197611000-00006"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1475-1313.1997.tb00070.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.321.7267.990"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1475-1313.1985.tb00656.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_12_1","volume-title":"Survey of Visual Acuity of Drivers: TRRL Report 945","author":"Davison P. 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