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<blockquote data-quote="Mep" data-source="post: 1211488" data-attributes="member: 211362"><p>I was just watching our news here just now and they reported on a man who was killed as a result of a man who had an epileptic seizure behind the wheel. At the time of the accident he was apparently taking his medication even though his licence had been suspended previously (I'm not sure if it was still suspended). The view was then if there is a licence ban then they should perhaps physically hand in their licence which I'm not sure happens.</p><p></p><p>Now I have a friend with this condition too and she has had her licence suspended and has gone back to driving when she was allowed to do so and taking her medication. </p><p></p><p>It just occurred to me where on earth do they draw the line with medical conditions which includes diabetes where it can be unpredictable? We can't always guarantee we will never have a hypo whilst driving for example. Does this mean we should have licences removed? I just find that it sounds to me like they're questioning people who are driving with medical conditions here. I for one would not want to lose my licence just because they have one or two cases of fatalities (there was another car crash here recently as a result of a hypo apparently).</p><p></p><p>It's just a shame. It made me nervous hearing the news on it. In my mind I thought of my friend who is on meds for that condition and she can't guarantee either that she will never have a seizure on meds. Meds in my view do not always 100% control medical conditions. Frustrating really.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mep, post: 1211488, member: 211362"] I was just watching our news here just now and they reported on a man who was killed as a result of a man who had an epileptic seizure behind the wheel. At the time of the accident he was apparently taking his medication even though his licence had been suspended previously (I'm not sure if it was still suspended). The view was then if there is a licence ban then they should perhaps physically hand in their licence which I'm not sure happens. Now I have a friend with this condition too and she has had her licence suspended and has gone back to driving when she was allowed to do so and taking her medication. It just occurred to me where on earth do they draw the line with medical conditions which includes diabetes where it can be unpredictable? We can't always guarantee we will never have a hypo whilst driving for example. Does this mean we should have licences removed? I just find that it sounds to me like they're questioning people who are driving with medical conditions here. I for one would not want to lose my licence just because they have one or two cases of fatalities (there was another car crash here recently as a result of a hypo apparently). It's just a shame. It made me nervous hearing the news on it. In my mind I thought of my friend who is on meds for that condition and she can't guarantee either that she will never have a seizure on meds. Meds in my view do not always 100% control medical conditions. Frustrating really. [/QUOTE]
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