Driving fitness health — Arkansas Permit Test

If you are not feeling well and you have places to go, let someone else drive.

Even a cold or a stiff neck slows you down and pulls your attention off the road.

Many health problems can affect your driving- a bad cold, infection, or a virus.

In Arkansas, you may drive with epilepsy if you are under the care of a doctor and have been seizure free for 1 year.

A seizure at the wheel leaves the car with no one in control, so the rule asks for a long run without one first.

In Arkansas, you may drive with epilepsy, if you are under the care of a doctor and seizure free for one year.

A diabetic who takes insulin should have someone else drive when adjusting to an insulin dosage.

While the dose is being worked out, blood sugar can swing and cause diabetic shock behind the wheel.

You should have someone else drive when adjusting to insulin dosage.

Diabetic shock could result from skipping a meal or snack, or from taking the wrong amount of insulin.

Knowing what sets off diabetic shock lets an insulin user avoid driving when it could strike.

Diabetic shock could result from skipping a meal or snack, or from taking the wrong amount of insulin.

If you are being treated for a heart condition, ask your doctor before driving.

Heart disease can cause fainting or a heart attack, and blacking out at the wheel leaves the car out of control.

If you are being treated for a heart condition, ask your doctor before driving.

You have a bad cold but need to get somewhere. What does the manual advise?

Let someone else drive. Even a cold or a stiff neck slows you down and pulls your attention off the road. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.72: “Many health problems can affect your driving- a bad cold, infection, or a virus.”