2006-11-20 02:10:03 · 8 answers · asked by Chase 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is important for ANYONE to report someone to the police or to the DMV who is a danger to themselves and/or others when on the road.
My father's eyesight, as he got older, got to be absolutely awful. Once, when I was in the car with him, he almost "merged" into a red car. I asked - no TOLD - him to pull over and hand me the keys. My kids were in the car with us. He got pretty mad at me. I told him when we got home that I would NEVER get into the car with him driving again...and that he should never drive again. Told my mother that, too. He drove for a while longer after that until he had an accident in which he was completely at fault...and was pretty badly injured. His license was taken from him.
Had someone listened to me at the time, this wouldn't have happened.
When my mother had a series of small strokes (TIAs), her doctor requested that she not drive for a period of time so that her doctor could evaluate her condition. She continued to drive. Her doctor and I talked about it and decided that she was a danger to others. We decided that the DMV needed to be notified if she continued to drive. I let her know that this would happen if she continued to do so - hardest thing I've ever done - boy, was she mad at me! She stopped driving. Stopped talking to me for a while, too. In the long run, though, it was a good decision because she kept having the small strokes, which would have meant she would have continued to be a danger to herself and others on the road.
So, yes, I, personally, think that everyone has that responsibility.
2006-11-20 04:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by chershaytoute 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the opposite, a doctor cannot violate doctor patient privilege by reporting bad eye sight to the DMV even if the doctor believes the patient is a danger to others.
The DMV will not investigate any reports of this kind.
Are you attempting to get a driver's license or worried about someone with bad eyesight?
2006-11-20 10:43:17 · answer #2 · answered by Larry62 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you are obligated to take the eye test at the DMV to get your license (or renew it). If you don't pass, you don't get a license.
And, my eyesight is terrible without my glasses, which is why there is a code on my drivers license that says I have to drive with vision correction (glasses or contact lenses) and it is illegal for me to drive without them.
2006-11-20 10:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by Leah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. This is a risk to the well being of others. The PC police will sue though. We are in the era where a person's rights are more important than the rights of society. BIG MISTAKE. We will pay for this.
2006-11-20 10:14:33 · answer #4 · answered by GOPneedsarealconservative 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, The DMV does its own testing
2006-11-20 10:13:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any doctor doing so would be a very bad decision. This would discourage patients from seeing him or her.
2006-11-20 10:20:01 · answer #6 · answered by jwurm99 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do somewhat
Dad flunked vision test @ DMV
he had to go to his own eye MD to get a letter stating his vision was OK enough to drive ( with restrictions)
The MD refused to lie
Dad didn't get his license renewed
2006-11-20 10:18:38 · answer #7 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there has to be that doctor - patient confidentiality or else people will not be honest with their doctors
2006-11-20 10:14:17 · answer #8 · answered by BigD 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋