Not fit for the road? * Canada - Here are your keys
A new study has found that hundreds of drivers that are medically unfit to drive remain on Canadian roads and that 37% of drivers involved in serious accidents had a reportable condition that potentially made them unfit to dive
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Truck News -13 Feb 2008: -- ... However, doctors are failing to report the conditions that could result in driving privileges being revoked, according to the report... Seven provinces have a legal obligation for doctors to report a variety of medical conditions to the appropriate transportation authorities... Dr. Donald Redelmeier, a senior scientist with the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences, said about 1,000 Canadian drivers die each year as a result of medical conditions. Only a fraction of them were reported to transportation agencies...
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