5. Hanging wrist
The radius is the bone that holds your wrist in place. It keeps it upright and in the correct orientation. If it is fractured then you might notice your wrist hanging in an irregular way. This symptom is exactly why most patients with a broken wrist are advised to refrain from driving or operating heavy machinery until their injury as fully subsided. When looking at Colles fractures, the average healing time can range from 4-6 weeks.
That being said, there are other factors that can influence the total amount of time spent healing. Proper treatment could help the injury heal faster while detrimental activities such as attempting to drive can actually slow the healing process. We know that not driving for over a month is hard, but surely if our ancestors fared without cars for millennia we can survive 4-6 weeks using public transportation.