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On 3/24/2024 1:52 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
> Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:08:14 GMT, Tom Kunich <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, of course I know that now. But at the time I couldn't even find my
>>> normal MD GP and had to use Google Maps to find everything.
>>
>> I know how well that turned out:
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:6912346811772932096/>
>> "I got a severe concussion in 2010 that led to a type of seizures that
>> I didn't remember afterwards. This wasn't discovered and treated
>> properly until 2012 after 4 car wrecks luckily without any injuries"
>>
>>> Flunky believed that to be funny.
>>
>> I agree.  Methinks it's really funny how a TBI (traumatic brain
>> injury) could make you unable to understand different driver bit
>> types.
> 
> Severe concussion isn’t a diagnosis, concussion is a mild brain injury,
> which may or may not leave cognitive impairments, if so it’s diagnosed as
> Post Concussion Syndrome.
> 
> As ever these things are notoriously difficult to give prognosis ie level
> of physical injury or even the Glasgow coma Score (and similar) give only a
> broad idea of the level of cognitive impairment and thus disability.
> 
> In terms of bit types being way off the bell curve now, ie my memory is
> dreadful, I take parts with me or have the reference number or take bike to
> bike shop and say I want one of these please.
> 
>> Also, how you were allegedly allowed to drive after wrecking
>> one car, much less after trashing 4 cars.
>>
> It’s less the brain injury assuming no loss of consciousness as it’s mild
> that is what concussion means, I for example had to wait 6 months and the
> DVLA needed a medical report etc.
> 
> but getting seizures and medication for it, which very much would be
> reportable in the UK, and absolutely no way he’d keep his license. Which
> would need to be surrender to the authorities and wait x time until no
> seizures.
> 
> I can’t believe that American is any less lax in this regard.

That would depend largely on which part of this vast nation you live, 
but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to know that tommy wrecked 4 
cars before his license came under review, then may even have continued 
to drive after it was pulled.

> 
> Roger Merriman

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