title: Legal basis for standards of driving with diabetes.
abstract: The tragic case of a district nurse killed when a car driven by a man in a hypoglycaemic state struck her while she took her regular evening walk highlights the dangers that can occur when a person with diabetes drives without regard to their condition. The man was later jailed for four and a half years for causing death by dangerous driving having been found criminally responsible for his actions because he failed to control his blood sugar levels during the journey (Valek, 2007). This article considers the legal basis for the medical standards for driving imposed on individuals with diabetes and sets out the likely consequences of failing to comply with those standards.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Science, Swansea Univerasity. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Cassam
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D001333:Automobile Driver Examination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001336:Automobiles / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009049:Motorcycles / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D006113:United Kingdom