I've never had a license since I have seizures. Now believe me it stinks especially when you run out of cigarettes at 2 am but I'd rather get a ride than possibly wipe out an entire family & possibly myself. I was at the doctors the other day & I was talking to another patient who mentioned that he drove. I asked him how he got his license & he said it's very easy all you have to do is tell the doctor you've been seizure free for a year. So I asked the doctor if it was true & he said yes. My question is how can it be so easy to get away with that? Aren't doctors & insurance companies smarter than that?
2006-10-31 17:34:37 · 4 answers · asked by gitsliveon24 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
This is a case where people just have to accept responsibility for their actions; doctors and government can't always be there to check up on everyone. It's not really all that different from giving a license to anyone, seizures or not. A license is a measure of trust from the government; they are trusting that you will behave responsibly. Since the government is really a representation of the people's will, you could also say its a measure of trust from society.
If someone lies about not having a seizure in order to get a license, and then ends up hurting/killing someone, how do you think they'd feel? Pretty awful, most likely. So I'd hope that no one would lie to their doctor about that, though I'm sure it happens.
Anyway, I hope you find relief from your condition so that you can safely drive again!
2006-10-31 19:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by Geoffrey B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd think that they'd want to check your medical records for occurrences of seizures (assuming that they are serious enough that they require medical attention). You didn't mention anything about medications, are you taking any? As for you question about the doctors and insurance companies... I'd hope that they would be cautious in order to save the lives of people who may be affected by a seizure while driving.
2006-10-31 17:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by Missy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 21:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-31 19:11:58 · answer #4 · answered by Elhadi A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋