14,300 Lagos drivers are partially blind - LASDRI bossHOW will you feel if you suddenly discover that the driver of the bus or
vehicle you have boarded is blind? In Lagos, it has been discovered
that a large percentage of drivers, both private and public are
suffering from different degrees of eye defects that have made them to
be partially blind.
According to the Lagos State Drivers' Institute LASDRI, which has trained about 65,000 drivers since August 2009, about 22 per cent of the trained drivers or 14,300 were discovered to be partially blind.
The law establishing the institute came into being in 2007 but LASDRI commenced operation on August 25h, 2009, with the sole aim of ensuring improved road safety culture on the roads.
According to the Lagos State Drivers' Institute LASDRI, which has trained about 65,000 drivers since August 2009, about 22 per cent of the trained drivers or 14,300 were discovered to be partially blind.
The law establishing the institute came into being in 2007 but LASDRI commenced operation on August 25h, 2009, with the sole aim of ensuring improved road safety culture on the roads.