Driving with ADHD: Pumping the Brakes on Vehicle Safety Risks
Research confirms that ADHD is a significant risk factor for motor vehicle accidents and traffic infractions, especially among adolescent and young adult drivers. Here, understand the ADHD link to dangerous driving and the strategies that can help you and your loved ones safe.
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Are there any tips for driving WITHOUT medication though? I live in a country where ADHD in adulthood is not a thing and definitely not with medication… And I’m trying to finish my driving licence just now… Seems impossible to me…
Somehow I survived my teens and twenties.
When first diagnosed for ADD in my fifties, the specialist told me that I would be a safer driver when using my meds – dexamphetamine. The police in my area do some drug testing, but for methamphetamine and so on, but not for dex.
I find that when doing something more complicated, such as reversing into a parking space, I need passengers to stop talking and I turn the radio & music off.
When driving on the highway or on laned main roads, the best position for me is behind a vehicle driving at my speed, or behind a truck, BUT in the lane next to them so that I can see the road ahead. This is probably due to me riding a motorcycle for years, where you really need to read the traffic several cars ahead, and not stuck behind a car and effectively in a blind spot.
Definitely disagree, not all ADHDers are risk-takers, some are actually very cautious and risk-averse. I’ve had a flawless driving record for 20 years both unmedicated and medicated. ADHD is just way too diverse and broad across the spectrum to make a blanket statement like this.