The U.S. Department of Transportation prohibits people with epilepsy or a history of seizures from driving commercial motor vehicles across state lines. However, since 1 in 10 Americans will have a seizure in their lifetime and truck drivers spend a lot of time on the road, there is still some risk that a truck driver will have a seizure while driving. If a truck driver has a seizure while behind the wheel, it could result in 80,000 pounds and 65 feet of metal and cargo hurling down the roadway uncontrollably.
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