Are Mentally Retarded People Allowed To Drive Cars?

This all depends on the level of the person's mental disability. The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (which changed its
name from the American Association on Mental Retardation in 2006) defines someone as mentally retarded if they fill the following criteria:

They have an IQ below 75. They are limited in two or more adaptive skill areas (defined as the daily skills needed to learn live and work in the community, including communication and social skills). Their condition is present from childhood which is classed as 18 or younger, to distinguish from conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or brain trauma through an accident.

The term Mentally Retarded is usually included within the broader developmental disability category and has become an offensive name in some countries.

The estimation is that seven million people with developmental disability live in the United States alone and the total population contains around 2-3% with these issues. Clearly, this definition will take in a large variety of individuals and some will certainly not have the capability of driving. Mentally Retarded individuals, however, do have the
same rights to drive as any other person as long as they can pass the Department of Motor Vehicles tests.

As a health professional, the correct term IS Mentally Retarded, not mentally challenged. Challenged suggests that they have some type of challenge to overcome; something that has nothing to do with the medical diagnosis. Retarded suggests slow cognitive ability; which is why we DO say that our patients are mentally retarded, or MR patients for short.

Anyone can drive as long as they pass the tests.

Yes, as long they know how to drive and know their directions.

Yes, because I just got a ride home with a mentally challenged person

If they have passed their disability test  and can prove their driving skill , then yes they can

A better term for mentally retarded is mentally chanllenged.  Some mentally challenged people, different types, like autism , are extremely high functioning.  Some to the point of genius. Therefore, what they lack in social skills, they sometimes make up otherwise and are able to drive.   They would have to be tested of course.  My first husband, was a genius and very charming, but had such a mild case of autism, it is almost impossible to detect.  He had drivers licence for years, and passes on his first test.

Yes, usually because a sympathetic friend or relative takes the test for them after bribing the DMV.

will you please stop calling these people mentally retarded really nobody really has to drive a car

yes I'm sure they can.

I think some of them are, but most mentally sick people do not drive.

The CORRECT term is an idiot, and no, they are abominations.

Then stay off the roads!

What the heck I don't want to live in a world were billy the moron can drive in my neigborhood