I would like to thank all those people who
sent messages as a result of my enquiry last Tuesday. It has been very helpful.
My personal view is that I understand and appreciate the need to test drivers
for safety reasons. I agree that those whose condition makes them dangerous
should not be permitted to drive. The difficulty that I suspect we all have is
that it is easier to identify the other person who is unsafe than to see it in
oneself.
My concern is that those who make the
licence decisions should not do so arbitrarily, which is what led to my
question about the nature of the tests. I would hope that the rules for
people with Parkinsons are not different from the rules for everyone
else.