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Accident waiting to happen
Aug 24 2008 by Phil Cullen, Sunday Sun
YOUR article on the young man suffering from ADHD, and being allowed to drive a car, beggars belief.
What on earth were the idiots at the DVLA thinking of?
I would have thought that the words “attention deficit”, would have sent alarm bells ringing when granting a driving licence to anyone with this disorder. Perhaps the clue lies in his quote “Sometimes I miss things like traffic signals and lights and stuff. I get that practically every time I’m in the car”.
The treatment for ADHD, involves the use of CNS stimulant drugs such as Ritalin, Dexidrine, which actually have the opposite effect of a stimulant, and slow down reactions in the brain.
The many and varied side effects of these drugs can lead to a lack of concentration, irrational anger, drowsiness et cetera.
ADHD may well be classed as a disability but it is not a good idea to put a sufferer behind the wheel of a car — an accident waiting to happen? — BEWICKER, by email.
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