2007-04-30 00:43:33 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I don't know about legal, but it would be an easy loophole for your insurance to avoid paying if anything happened - unless you've disclosed your injury to them.
2007-04-30 00:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by RM 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Driving With A Broken Leg
2016-12-12 11:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is your leg, contact your insurance company or broker and ask them - warning as insurance companies will use any loophole to get out of paying up and ignorance is no excuse! (I had a caesarean birth. I shared an office with an insurance broker. They told me that if I had any medical conditions that could impede my driving abilities, I would not be insured - and this would apply whether I told the insurance company or not. and having a caesarean is one of the things that stops you from driving for a while as you cannot safely do an emergency stop because you use your stomach muscles, which are weak as they slice through them to get the baby out!)
However, I guess whether or not you can drive may depend upon which leg is broken - and whether you have an automatic! You do not use your left leg when driving an automatic, so you may be okay. Just don't bank on it!
Please ask before you drive - you could end up with a criminal record if you do drive but you shouldn't!
2007-04-30 00:58:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never seen a car with a broken leg or a cast. But I'm sure it is.... (J/K) As long as it does not impeed your ability to stop the car or control your speed it is fine However the insurance company may have a problem with it if there where an accident. Again it comes down to the ability of being able to control the car. It's not offten recomened.
2007-04-30 00:48:03 · answer #4 · answered by gearnofear 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about legal, but it's definitely not advisable. My dad's car got hit by another driven by a young man with a leg in a cast. He very honestly admitted that his foot wasn't strong enough to work the brakes fully. He paid for all the damage without going through insurance cos he knew he was at fault.
2007-04-30 00:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by Sandy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no such offence as "driving with a broken leg in a cast".
All that matters is whether you are in proper control of the car - go figure!
2007-05-03 12:41:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just go out and rebreak your leg. Imagine what the police officer would say if you were involved in a minor wreck. Even at low speed the G-force would snap your cast.
2007-04-30 00:48:59 · answer #7 · answered by John Paul 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to the D.V.L.A. it is an offence to drive a vehicle on a public road, whilst you have "...any medical condition which is likely to render the person a source of danger while driving."
So driving with an arm or leg in plaster would be illegal, as it means you cannot have full control of the vehicle.
2007-04-30 01:39:16 · answer #8 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably legal. I know in RI, it's against the law to drive barefoot. But a cast wouldn't leave your foot bare.
2007-04-30 00:52:20 · answer #9 · answered by purpledeucegirl06 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not in any state I've ever seen a driving manual for. Check with the local DMV: but bet against it
2007-04-30 00:46:07 · answer #10 · answered by wizjp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋