Originally Posted by
Chronic Snoozer
I'd love to find the statistics on an autistic driver (especially an experienced one who's now caught up in this bollocks) who has actually caused a fatal accident
due to their being on the spectrum.
Meanwhile, we have mineworkers, nurses, nightfill cleaners and who-knows-how many other neuro
typical people getting behind the wheel while knackered and driving into a tree, opposing traffic or blowing through a red light. But they can't (and never
will) be able to test for it,
despite everyone knowing fatigue is one of the top killers on roads.
According to the NSW Gov't (The same people who will tell you the F3 at Gosford, or the New England Highway at Maitland is "A country road" mind you, so take it with a grain of salt) fatigue accounts for ~20% of the NSW road toll, so 288*.2 = 58 fatalities last year alone. Due to something they
acknowledge yet don't test or regulate.
At least NSW seems to be a bit more pragmatic when it comes to this sort of thing though if you look at the actual Qld TMR page dealing with this, it doesn't align with the ABC article, ie if you're on the Spectrum, but it
doesn't affect your ability to drive, you don't need to tell 'em.