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Any advice on getting drivers license back after medical suspension?
Aging Well | Last Active: Nov 28, 2025 | Replies (71)Comment receiving replies
It seems like the original problem has resolved. But I just want to discourage anyone from driving without a license. This could result in a very serious legal situation for the driver. If you cannot drive and don't live somewhere with public transportation look into having groceries delivered, county van services for seniors, and more. As soon as I can't pass a driving test, I will stop driving. I have no desire to harm someone else or myself because I can't see properly. Recently I have had three friends--all with valid licenses--make poor and dangerous choices because of declining vision. I was a passenger in one of these incidents--and I screamed in terror. Luckily the driver did not crash the car, but I took it as a warning!
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@mir123 I agree with you basically that if you have vision or other health problems that could endanger anyone, you should not drive. There are already far too many impaired drivers. No sensible person wants to add to that problem, but there is a serious problem with doctors assuming people are too old to drive and imagining diagnoses for them that cause them to lose a driver’s license. Being old is not synonymous with being incompetent or irresponsible. When a doctor jumps the gun and creates a loss of license, it is awful. My neurologist thought I was losing consciousness so that my driving would be affected, but my problem was Repatha injections, and when I stopped taking Repatha, I have not fallen since. Every time I fell I was too hot and I was standing. I never passed out from a seated position or in an air conditioned environment like a car. The doctor simply didn’t know enough, but thought he did, That caused huge problems for me. Lesson learned: be careful what you say to a doctor and choose your words very carefully. The months without driving really eroded my confidence and sent me away from trusting in our medical system.
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Good thoughts here. A warning: my 20-something daughter, as nearly as I can tell, didn’t want to pay for a driver’s license. After she was picked up, she spent time in jail. She quit driving.