Evidence that a driver's licence was subject to a condition requiring corrective lenses is highly probative in a dangerous driving prosecution where the prosecution case includes impaired eyesight, particularly when considered with other evidence such as the driver's failure to see an oncoming vehicle. Circumstantial evidence of knowledge of a licence condition — including licence history in other jurisdictions, application forms, business practice evidence, and the condition being displayed on the licence itself — is admissible and may be highly probative even without direct evidence from the officer who processed the licence. Post-event optometric assessments taken within a reasonable time of the incident are capable of rationally affecting an assessment of visual acuity at the time of the event.
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