Health conditions — Delaware Permit Test

Health conditions on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Delaware's manual says even small health problems like a bad cold, a stiff neck, or a sore leg can affect your driving; if you are not feeling well and need to go somewhere, let someone else drive.

A stiff neck that stops you turning your head is enough to miss a car in the next lane.

If you are not feeling well and need to go somewhere, let someone else drive.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.135

Delaware's manual says diabetics who take insulin should not drive when there is any chance of an insulin reaction, blackout, convulsion, or shock, which skipping a meal or the wrong dose can bring on.

A driver who blacks out at the wheel cannot steer or brake at all.

Diabetics who take insulin should not drive when there is any chance of an insulin reaction, blackout, convulsion, or shock.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.135

If a doctor is treating you for a heart condition, Delaware's manual says to ask whether it could affect your ability to drive safely.

A driver who faints from a heart problem at speed puts everyone near the car at risk.

If you are being treated by a doctor for a heart condition, ask if the condition could affect your ability to drive safely.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.135

On the test

You have a bad cold and need to go somewhere. What does the manual advise?

Let someone else drive. A stiff neck that stops you turning your head is enough to miss a car in the next lane. Delaware Driver Manual, p.135: “If you are not feeling well and need to go somewhere, let someone else drive.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.