Driving a car with plaster of paris - this is what you should pay attention to
A broken bone is painful and the cast is very uncomfortable. It is even worse if you are supposed to refrain from driving during the healing period. This is not always necessary, but you need to carefully consider whether driving with a cast is an option for you.
Driving a car and wearing a cast are not always compatible.
Driving with splints and plaster casts
- Of course, it is always decisive where you wear the cast. Driving a car and having a cast on your right foot or leg is fundamentally ruled out. You need this leg to be able to accelerate and with a plaster cast or a medical splint there is no feeling for it.
- A plaster cast on your left lower leg is less of a hindrance when driving if you have an automatic transmission. This is the only way to drive a car. However, you must make sure that you have enough space in the footwell to be able to place the foot with the cast at a sufficient distance from the other pedals.
- A plaster cast or a fixed splint on the hand or on the poor can, but does not have to, limit or completely cancel your fitness to drive. It is important that the plaster of paris does not stiffen your hand so that you can no longer hold the steering wheel. The fingers or, in the other direction, the elbow joint must be able to move freely and be able to grip the steering wheel firmly and pain-free.
- Assume that a cast on the left side of the body is less of a nuisance than the one on the right side. If you're driving a gearshift truck, the cast shouldn't be in the way as you shift into gear. Before driving, talk to your doctor in charge of whether the movements can affect healing and avoid any unnecessary driving.
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Accidental damage to plaster of paris
The Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StZVO) stipulate that you as the driver of the vehicle must be able to drive your vehicle independently at all times.
- If you cause a traffic accident while wearing a cast while driving, this can have insurance consequences. Her own insurance will initially settle the damage suffered by the other party, but will accuse you of gross negligence. Insurance companies assume that a plaster of paris when driving a car always affects the driving ability.
- It is also possible that the police will accuse you of causing the accident because you could have reacted better without the cast. This may even be the case, because an arm in a cast restricts your freedom of movement and can worsen your ability to react when driving a car.
- If you are the victim of a traffic accident, the other insurance company often causes problems. She will want to credit you for contributory negligence because driving a car with plaster of paris is again classified as gross negligence. There are only a few accidents in which this argument does not apply at all. So be prepared for a legal dispute with the other insurance company.
- These problems can only be effectively avoided if you really do not drive a car at all. If it is unavoidable, ask yourself very critically whether you are really fit to drive with the cast. Ask a friend to come and watch you on a short test drive. Listen to his honest opinion.
An honest self-assessment and a quick healing process will best help you to soon be able to drive again with the usual driving ability.
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