In states that report to the government, a good doctor would advise you before you answer his questions. "BTW~ Mr so and so, if you answer this question about drinking above this level, I will have to report your condition to the state... Now how much alcohol do you consume daily?" I for one will with hold information that would cause my license to be withdrawn; if I believe I cannot drive safely, I will give my keys to someone else. I don't really need the state for this, but if a state believes this is the way their citizens want to be treated, the people have the right to move, I guess.
I wonder if this guy moves to another state, gets a new doctor, cuts his beer report down, can he now have a license?
In states that report to the government, a good doctor would advise you before you answer his questions. "BTW~ Mr so and so, if you answer this question about drinking above this level, I will have to report your condition to the state... Now how much alcohol do you consume daily?" I for one will with hold information that would cause my license to be withdrawn; if I believe I cannot drive safely, I will give my keys to someone else. I don't really need the state for this, but if a state believes this is the way their citizens want to be treated, the people have the right to move, I guess.
I wonder if this guy moves to another state, gets a new doctor, cuts his beer report down, can he now have a license?
Only if he finds a doctor who will write a note saying he is safe to drive. And the doctors I've met are very reluctant to contradict a fellow practitioner. I also found out if one state suspends a license, it gives that information to all the other states so you can't escape that way.
I had my driver's license suspended by an idiot doctor. The short version is: I fell down a flight a stairs at work, unknowingly went to clinic that was connected to work, doctor who I hated and told clinic 5 years prior I never wanted to see again ambushed me, started demanding I had epilepsy (with no tests to support such claim), walked out of clinic, returned from vacation to find letter from state suspending my license immediately. Got fired for "conduct unbecoming" because I got mad when I found out doctor and superior at work were passing confidential information claiming "public safety".
State Board of Medicine did nothing, EEOC did nothing, State Supreme Court did nothing, several lawyers told me they didn't want the case because "no one wants to upset the status quo (i.e. Government)".
And to top it all off Social Security denied I had a "disability".