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Diabetes at the wheel – the need for safety and fairness under the law [1]

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Hypoglycaemia at the wheel is the most common acute risk for drivers with diabetes, and a concern for public road safety. Drivers with diabetes worldwide are subject to special legislation, although the restrictions and requirements vary considerably from one country to another. But are drivers with diabetes really a danger? Are they more likely to provoke an accident than people without the condition? João Manuel Valente Nabais steers us through the related research and reports from Europe on the EU’s latest laws on driving with diabetes.
Issue: 
Volume 55 | Issue 1 [2]
Author: 
João Manuel Valente Nabais [3]
Attachment: 
DV_55-1_Nabais_EN.pdf [4]
Keywords: 
Europe, regulation, driving
Section: 
Diabetes in Society [5]
Theme: 
People with diabetes [6]

Source URL: http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/diabetes-at-the-wheel-%E2%80%93-the-need-for-safety-and-fairness-under-the-law

Links:
[1] http://www.idf.org/diabetesvoice/articles/diabetes-at-the-wheel-%E2%80%93-the-need-for-safety-and-fairness-under-the-law
[2] http://www.idf.org/issues/10/06/30/volume-55-issue-1
[3] http://www.idf.org/authors/5478/valente-nabais-jo%C3%A3o-manuel
[4] http://www.idf.org/sites/default/files/attachments/DV_55-1_Nabais_EN.pdf
[5] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/25
[6] http://www.idf.org/taxonomy/term/177