Why would some countries continue to ban drivers with disabilities?

General Discussion
1

The United States has shown the entire world with solid evidence that drivers with a disability is no more at risk from causing an accident than drivers without a disability, yet certain countries still prohibit individuals with a disability from obtaining a valid driver’s license.

Is it because the United States built safe roads compared to other countries ? Is it because the United states culture embrace freedom and other countries don’t ?

I just don’t understand why, despite the evidence, other countries feel the need to ban persons with a disability from driving on public roads.

Btw: I think this site is suffering from a virus. It keeps taking me to a different page and saying stuff like my iPhone is being scanned for potential viruses.

I’m asking for some attention from the mods. This site is redirecting me to: virusblocker.life.

why is this ?

Thank you.

2

That statement is not based on fact and the various States in the United States routinely deny people from operating a motor vehicle based on certain disabilities or the severity of the disability…

Some of the most common reasons for the denial are uncontrolled seizures, severe vision loss, or cognitive impairments, are often grounds for disqualification.

Other reasons include:

  • Epilepsy and Seizures (as they can cause loss of consciousness and impaired driving),
  • Severe Vision Loss (if it cannot be corrected to meet state standards (e.g., 20/40 vision in at least one eye and a certain field of vision)),
  • Cognitive Impairments (Conditions like advanced dementia, Alzheimer’s, or severe neurological disorders that affect cognitive function, motor skills, or reaction time can also be disqualifying),
  • Certain Mental Illnesses (particularly those with a history of instability or dangerous behaviors),
  • Loss of Consciousness (Conditions that cause sudden loss of consciousness, such as certain heart conditions or sleep disorders),
  • Physical Disabilities (Individuals with physical disabilities that affect limb movement or coordination),
  • And this just touches the surface…

Now, all the states may issue a Restricted License that permit driving with certain limitations, such as time of day, location, or vehicle modifications.

And know this, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects disabled individuals from discrimination, but it does not guarantee the right to drive if their condition makes them a safety risk.

6 Likes
3

Is somebody looking to pick a fight?

1 Like
4

Should have worded the question differently, obviously.

in some part of other countries, doesn’t matter if the disability is minor, it is prohibited for anyone with a disability to obtain a drivers license.

Take for example, Jamaica, it is just until recently it is no longer against the law to have a drivers license if one is deaf. China prohibits deaf drivers unless the deaf person can “ hear” sounds.

I don’t know why it took Jamaica so long to allow deaf drivers America has been allowing deaf drivers for decades

I see some extreme cases here where the individual suffers severely from cerebral palsy and they have a drivers license I’m talking about the individual’s body violently moving around due to the disease

5

My vision with glasses is 20/100, only trouble state wes FL. They wanted to deny me a driver’s license due to the numbers. I said when I get pulled over and have FL plates and a ND drivers license I will explain FL would not give me one. after clerk and manager discussion it was granted. Had a friend in college, palsy. Took his van in for service, tech had moved the seat back, he could not press the brake pedal hard enough and drove smack dab into a utility pole! No trouble with site diversion, you might try Malwarebytes free, thinking that might fix your issue.

6

I’m not going to get into this. Every state is different and may have different criteria. If a guy can get a dui and lose his license for riding a horse, lawn mower, easy chair, or just sitting in their car, obviously there is no logical way to discuss the question. But the deaf community is highly organized and active, so maybe use a different disability.

7

I’m not sure if I understand you. Are you saying you were granted a license with 20/100 Acuity ?

8

Yes that is what I said. 20/100 is the correct number. In the early days had a requirement for driver side rear view mirror in IL. Have had IL, WI, CA, ND, FL drivers Licenses. Last WI renewal 2 years ago, with vision test. First year glasses required for good eye, cataracts going away in good eye this fall. 70+ years old. Had the eye issue since a kid, amblyopia. Last accident 4 years ago, turning left on 4 lane road by a guy who blanked out after donating blood. Previous accident bumped a fender in 02 backing out on a snowy day, offset intersection and missed the guy turning in and parking. Even had a WI CDL license for 6 years, dropped as I stopped snow plowing and extra penalties for CDL. Good eye 20/20, periforal vision pass.

9

There are a few people in this forum who fit that M.O., in my opinion.

1 Like
10

Cuz US has 3,200,000 lawyers who will sue for damages if you are in a car accident. Millions of drivers with no insurance. Or license. Or common sense. And you worry about disabled people driving?

1 Like
11

I would say it is safe to say, “You are Driving on Borrowed Time…” It is not legal for a civilian to drive with two or more mixed licenses, registrations, and state of residencies…

Every state requires a resident with a driver’s license to be issued that license by their resident state. If they have a vehicle registered in their name, it too must carry that state’s registration/title. New residents are generally given 30-days to change the registration and driver’s license to the new state after an inter-state move.

Finally, insurance companies base their rates on the state and county of residency (actually, the location the vehicle is garaged/parked)… If you are driving around in a car that is not licensed/titled in your state of residency, you have a very good chance that your coverage will be denied if you are in an accident…

Since I served in the military for over thirty-years, I am very familiar with multi-state licenses and registrations… I used the term “civilian” earlier as the rules are different for military assigned outside their home state of residency… But the Two Part rule is as far as it is legal… Military assigned away form their home state are allowed to maintain their driver’s license and vehicles registration/title in their home start while assigned to another state.

But some military push it to three parts and that is not legal… For instance, Sergeant Joe is a Florida Resident. He was assigned in Texas and bought his new vehicle there and to keep it simple, he registered the vehicle in Texas, all legal at this point even though he still possesses a Florida Driver’s license. Over the years, he finally gets a Texas driver’s license. None of this changed his Home State from Florida…

But now, Sergeant Joe gets orders to a new duty station in Georgia, but since the registration and driver’s license have not expired, he keeps both the Texas registration and driver’s license. He is now in violation of the law as he is not a Texas Resident driving in Georgia.

His one saving grace is if he is asked about the Texas registration, he pulls out his military ID and the police seldom get into the three start rule at a traffic stop…

But I am skeptical that a police officer stopping you and finding you have a driver’s license in one state and your vehicle registered in another would not ticket you especially after you tell him that you have an out-of-state license because your vision it so bad that you cannot get a driver’s license in that state.

1 Like
12

Above: TL/DR

13

I never said I have had a drivers license in more than one state. Borrowed time for what? My DL and license plate and insurance are in the same state. You are losing me and misreading what I have said.

14

You wrote. “I said when I get pulled over and have FL plates and a ND drivers license I will explain FL would not give me one.”

What’s to misread? You stated that you “have FL plates and a ND driver’s license”… What’s to misread?

1 Like
15

The fact that FL granted me my drivers licence.

[quote=“Barkydog, post:5, topic:201375”]
after clerk and manager discussion it was granted
[/quote] Do you try to be a pain by responding without reading?

16

It is easy to misunderstand your posts. At one point you sat your vision is 20/100, at another you say good eye 20/20. Are you saying that FL tried to deny you a license when your good eye is 20/20? Or are you saying you were denied a CDL because your bad eye is 20/100 ?

In NY you only need one eye that is 20/40 for a drivers license, 20/70 for a daytime license but there is a minimum 20/40 for both eyes for a cdl.

1 Like
17

Wrong. There are several states that allow you to register a car in their state even if you don’t have a drivers license in that state - Can I Register a Car in a Different State Than My License?

Wrong again. This is very common here in NH with snow-birds. They live 5-6 months in FL and 5-6 months in NH. Also, very common with people who work per diam and have moved to a state temporarily and bought a car in that state while here. I had a guy that was a consultant that worked for me for over a year on a special contract. His residency was in FL and didn’t want to bring his FL car up to MA for the winter, so he bought a cheap car and registered it in MA where he was living temporarily, but his permanent residency and license was FL.

BULL. There are military wavers for active military. When I got back from Nam I bought a car in my home state of NY while on leave and drove to my next permanent duty station in KY. Never changed my driver’s license or car registration. Perfectly legal.

1 Like
18

I think you misread what Loudthunder posted. What you did, was what he said. We all did that. My cars would be registered (licensed) either in my “home state” or the state where I was stationed. It’s a three way that was not legal, DL, car registration, military base could not be three different states. Example, my DL was from Minnesota, stationed in Utah, my car had to be registered either MN or Utah, could not registered in Idaho.

BTW, one of those scuttlebutt myths, returning from SEA, you would get stationed where you requested! I requested bases in CA, FL, and MN, got Utah!

Had a kid working for me in central FL, he wanted South Florida so he would be closer to home, Puerto Rico. Though I doubt flights from Miami to PR would be significantly cheaper than Orlando. Every week he put in a change of station request, they finally got fed up with him, gave him a change of station…to Los Angles!

19

My father in law made that request when he joined the US Army. He moved here from Germany after WWII. At the end of the war, he was 16 and impressed into the German infantry. He spent the end of the war moving machine gun parts on his back and getting to the bottom of the deepest hole when the shooting started (platoon sergeant’s orders). He couldn’t find a job as a dairyman here and joined the army. He signed up as a translator, expecting to be sent back to Germany. Instead, he was shipped to Japan. When asked in Japan what languages he spoke, he replied German and American. He and his buddy were promptly sent to the front lines in Korea.

20

Based on that specific situation - How could anyone know what a persons home state is. He’s holding a Texas license and car registered in Texas. There’s no way to prove that the persons home state is NOT Texas.