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Show Eyesight of Motorist! ' Found to Be Defective Dr. F.dwln It Silver, prominent . Washington optometrist and chairman of the motor vision commission of the Optometrist society, has declared that 30 per cent of all automobile accidents acci-dents In the United Statea are due to V . J Dr. Edwin H. Silver. defective eyesight of motorists. Recently Re-cently returned from an Inspection trip In.. Europe, Doctor Silver says France and Germany are far ahead of the Doited States In safeguarding the rights of pedestrians and regulating regulat-ing the Issuance of. motor permits. During 1028 the motor vision committee commit-tee has succeeded In securing legislation legisla-tion In nine states and the District of Columbia requiring eyesight tests for motorists. |