As per recent studies, road crash deaths in Sri Lanka have been growing at an alarming rate. Data shows an average of 38,000 crashes resulting in around 3,000 fatalities and 8,000 serious injuries every year in the island nation.

We’re partnering with the Road Safety Volunteers task force set up by the Ministry of Transportation to do our bit to make roads safer. We will work together to reduce potential road accidents caused due to faulty vision by giving drivers and delivery partners on our platform access to much-needed eye care.

We will invest more than LKR 2 million to help 5000 highly engaged drivers and courier partners in Colombo get access to free eye check-ups and free vision correction glasses for up to LKR 2000 each. The Eyecare Institute will serve as the facilitator for providing these services. At the inaugural event, Hon. State Minister of State Ministry of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments, and Motor Car Industry, Dilum Amunugama, distributed free vision correction glasses to some highly engaged Uber driver-partners and Uber Eats delivery partners.

Hon’ble State Minister of State Ministry of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry, Dilum Amunugama, said, “We recognize the public health risk caused by the rising number of road accidents. Our Road Safety Volunteers Task Force has recognized faulty vision as a key contributing factor to such accidents. Today, private companies like Uber can play a critical role in reducing such incidents by supporting vision correction measures for drivers and delivery partners. Uber’s efforts to offer free eye check-ups and vision correction glasses with the Eyecare Institute is a step in the right direction.” 

Drivers and delivery partners who wish to avail of the free eye tests need to visit the Eyecare Institute facility in Colombo during weekdays between 8.30 am to 6.30 pm.