Also by your theory there should be no truck drivers. There isn’t a person in America who hasn’t dealt with depression at some point in their life.
but many (if any) were not clinically diagnosed as such.
and if they were, then thier CDL ought to be revoked. we do not need hopped up on meds drivers, that are in charge of an 80,000 pound destructive machine when they snap.
the whole idea of a DOT physical if i recall, was to have as healthy a person operating that big machine.
aside from say B/P meds, we are supposed to be in as good physical/mental health as possible.
once someone is on some sort of mind altering meds to control depression, or PTSD, or any other mental condition, it is time to not ever allow a CDL, or to revoke one that they already have. in time, they will snap, and as a result, i do believe that all are a ticking time bomb.
it's inevitable. not IF it will happen...but WHEN, and how many innocent people will be harmed, injured, or killed due to a mentally deficient person..???
can you say for a fact, that 100% of those on the mind altering meds, are not sipping some booze as well..??
no, i know i can't, but look at all the recent crashes where BOOZE was involved or drugs...
anyone want to venture how many of those morons were on some sort of mind altering meds..???
once a brain is screwed up, NO amount of meds will ever make them normal again.