The state lists sleep apena under head injuries and seizure disorders as conditions that impair drivers. So to renew or get a license you have to produce the sleep study that diagnosed the ailment and two years of usage logs of the CPAP.
It’s a matter of public safety. Driving while sleep deprived significantly increases the odds of crashing your car, and sleep apnea can in some cases deprive you a lot. A colleague of mine fell asleep behind the wheel on his morning drive to work, totalled his car. Turned out he had sleep apnea.
I want to know how your sleeping conditions are connected to your state’s DMV.
The state lists sleep apena under head injuries and seizure disorders as conditions that impair drivers. So to renew or get a license you have to produce the sleep study that diagnosed the ailment and two years of usage logs of the CPAP.
That sounds like a disincentive to diagnosis
It’s a matter of public safety. Driving while sleep deprived significantly increases the odds of crashing your car, and sleep apnea can in some cases deprive you a lot. A colleague of mine fell asleep behind the wheel on his morning drive to work, totalled his car. Turned out he had sleep apnea.