Lying for your driver's license? Do it?

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I agree that if you're not safe to drive because of your seizures, then you shouldn't be on the road. But just to add some perspective from the Hopkins Study:
One of the major arguments in favor of restricting the licensing of epileptic drivers is the concern for public safety. However, the Johns Hopkins study showed that in a particular 2 year timeframe only .2% of fatal crashes occurred as a result of seizures. Alcohol related crash fatalities caused 156 times more driver deaths than seizure-related crashes and young drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 were 123 times more likely to die in a fatal crash caused by their inexperience than an epileptic driver was to die in a crash that resulted from a seizure.
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Nakamova, That is unbelievable, but I'm sure it's true! All I can say is Wow.
 
Thanks for the clarity Nak, and so true. On the road we actually are a fairly low threat... but... it's the unpredictability of epilepsy that should be more the focus. I don't know how many times I've been having a great day, great week, no partials, feeling great, then BANG! It's fast it's severe and I'm hardly functioning for the day let alone driving around. We are a low risk but never knowing also makes us a high risk... there's another side to everything. If you know you shouldn't (medically and/or legally) be on the road, spend that time relaxing and knowing you're a good person. Doing it any other way is not worth it.
 
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