TESTING THE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON DRIVING APTITUDE

PRUEFUNG VON ARZNEIMITTELWIRKUNGEN AUF DIE KRAFTFAHREIGNUNG

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS ARE BEST SUITED FOR DETERMINING THE SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON DRIVING APTITUDE, SINCE THE RISK OF ACCIDENT IS TOO GREAT IF DRIVING TESTS ARE UNDERTAKEN AND TESTS IN THE SIMULATOR AT A REALISTIC SPEED DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CERTAIN CHANGES IN PSYCHO-PHYSICAL CAPACITY BROUGHT ABOUT BY DRUGS. INDIVIDUAL TESTS, RELATED TO THE EXPECTED SIDE EFFECT OF A DRUG, CAN BE USED, BASED ON VARIOUS PSYCHO-DIAGNOSTIC METHODS. THESE INCLUDED PROCEDURES SUCH AS THE TACHISTOSCOPIC DETERMINATION TEST, THE LINE FOLLOWING TEST, AND TAPPING, WHICH SERVE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF CONCENTRATION, ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION RATE.

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  • Accession Number: 01289183
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 1:39AM