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Are you legally allowed to drive after you have recovered from a total knee replacement surgery?

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Yes, you are allowed unless something went wrong with the surgery and section 15(1)(f)(vii) applies to you.

Sec 15.  Disqualification from obtaining or holding learner’s or driving licence

(1)          A person shall be disqualified from obtaining or holding a learner’s or driving licence—

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(f)           if he or she is suffering from one of the following diseases or disabilities:

(i)            Uncontrolled epilepsy;

(ii)           sudden attacks of disabling giddiness or fainting due to hypertension or any other cause;

(iii)          any form of mental illness to such an extent that it is necessary that he or she be detained, supervised, controlled and treated as a patient in terms of the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No. 18   of 1973);

(iv)         any condition causing muscular incoordination;

(v)          uncontrolled diabetes mellitus;

(vi)         defective vision ascertained in accordance with a prescribed standard;

(vii)        any other disease or physical defect which is likely to render him or her incapable of effectively driving and controlling a motor vehicle of the class to which such licence relates without        endangering the safety of the public: Provided that deafness shall not of itself be deemed to be such a defect;

(g)          if he or she is addicted to the use of any drug having a narcotic effect or the excessive use of intoxicating liquor; or

(h)          in such other circumstance as may be prescribed, either generally or in respect of a particular class of learner’s or driving licence.

(2)          The chief executive officer concerned may, if he or she deems it expedient and on such conditions as he or she may deem fit, declare that any person shall no longer be subject to any disqualification, suspension or cancellation by a competent authority referred to in subsection (1) (b), (c) or (d), respectively: Provided that in the case of any cancellation such declaration shall be subject to section 25 (9).

 

Regards

 

Alta


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