I am renewing my driver's license. One question on hte renewal form is "Do you have a mental, physical or convulsive disorder?". I also have a handicapped placard. How would you answer the question? I've had no problems with my driving.
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Originally posted by its2much View PostI am renewing my driver's license. One question on hte renewal form is "Do you have a mental, physical or convulsive disorder?". I also have a handicapped placard. How would you answer the question? I've had no problems with my driving.
Incidentally, if MS or old age starts screwing up my driving abilities, I will personally take a bus or cab to the DMD and return my license long before they take it away from me! Driving is a priviledge. I hate it when pride gets in the way and people continue to take the steering wheel after their driving "expiration date"! My Dad, God rest his soul, was one of them! His car insurance bills could have paid a couple of his grandkid's college tuitions!Tawanda
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Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 2004; First sign of trouble: 1994
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Originally posted by its2much View PostI am renewing my driver's license. One question on hte renewal form is "Do you have a mental, physical or convulsive disorder?". I also have a handicapped placard. How would you answer the question? I've had no problems with my driving.
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If you ever let them know you have MS it is a big deal. I had to let them know because I can't see out of both eyes at the same time when I look in the eye thing to read the letters to check our eyesight. My ophthalmologist wrote a note that I have MS and can't see out of both eyes at the same time due to a lesion in my brain. Well, that did it. Now I have to be monitored every year by all of my doctors. They have to fill out forms about my physical fitness, my eyesight, etc. Which is good I guess when you think about it. I wouldn't want someone with MS driving with bad symptoms left over from bilateral ON, or no depth perception, or no leg strength. I have to do a driving test when I renew my license. No big deal. The paperwork of taking my papers to fill out to each doctor is a pain in the butt, but nothing I can't deal with. However, I would not tell them if I had all of my faculties.
Take care
Lisa
Moderation TeamDisabled RN with MS for 14 years
SPMS EDSS 7.5 Wheelchair (but a racing one)
Tysabri
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Originally posted by tommylee View PostIf you want to keep driving and feel safe behind the wheel; say nothing. It is almost never a good idea to volunteer information to the DMV or your insurance carrier.
(Oh, by the way in my previous post I meant DMV, not DMD !)Tawanda
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Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 2004; First sign of trouble: 1994
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I just wanted it included as a medical condition when I renewed. I had to have the neuro sign a paper saying I was still good to drive! It is good for 8 years, I think, so I'll deal with it again then.Brenda
Adversity gives you two choices in life: either let it make you bitter, or let it make you better! I choose the latter.
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The form for my handicapped placard just asks if I have a neurological condition that limits my walking, it does not ask for the specific diagnosis.
It's been a while since I renewed my drivers license, but I think it just asked if I have a medical condition that makes it unsafe for me to drive. I answer "No." If I hadn't noticed myself, I am sure that my husband or kids would let me know if I were not able to drive safely. They never hesitate to tell me if I do something else "wrong."
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I stopped driving in 2/08. When my doctor (primary care, not neuro) filled out the handicap placard info in 2002, he put that I was able to drive, knowing that I was self-monitering. Coming home from grocery shopping that Feb. day at dusk, I was having difficulty with my right leg using the brake (I was already driving with two feet for a few years). I told myself if I got home safely, it was time to give it up, even though my independence went with it. I just didn't feel safe anymore and was getting anxious when I had to drive.
I still keep renewing my driver's license, even though I'll never drive again (i have progressed and am in a wc now). It has just become an expensive picture ID card. It's worth the $50 every five years to have a hassle free ID (my husband took me to the DMV last renewal in 2009, and I can renew online next time).
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I am recovering from a spinal cord injury. I had foot drop for several months and did NOT drive because I couldn't.
The foot drop resolved on it's own. Every one of my PT's told me that I should tell DMV and get tested. They said if I was in an accident I would be at fault,,, automatically, if they found out I was driving after my injury.
I waited until I was sure it was safe for me to drive. I'm no genius but not a moron either. I wasn't going to open up that can of worms.
So far I've only hit a few curbs and a couple of parked cars. Just joking,,, LOL.
I'm an excellent and cautious driver. I've never been in a wreck and used to drive a company vehicle for 25+ years.
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Originally posted by Kittianne54 View Post
I still keep renewing my driver's license, even though I'll never drive again (i have progressed and am in a wc now). It has just become an expensive picture ID card. It's worth the $50 every five years to have a hassle free ID (my husband took me to the DMV last renewal in 2009, and I can renew online next time).
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