PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED VEHICLE DRIVERS

KOERPERBEHINDERTE KRAFTFAHRER

DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE PROCUREMENT OF A CLASS 4 DRIVING LICENSE FOR HANDICAPPED DRIVERS IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC. THE APPLICANT MUST UNDERGO A DRIVING ABILITY TEST CONDUCTED BY THE TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION'S MEDICAL SERVICE. THE TEST COVERS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DRIVING WILL BE PERMITTED, AND THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE VEHICLE WHICH WILL BE NECESSARY. THESE MODIFICATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT AT ONE OF TWO OFFICIALLY LICENSED WORKSHOPS. THE CHOICE OF VEHICLE USUALLY DEPENDS ON THE NATURE AND SEVERITY OF THE HANDICAP. SERIOUSLY HANDICAPPED DRIVERS, WHO HAVE A MEDICALLY CERTIFIED CLAIM FOR A MANUALLY CONTROLLED VEHICLE, RECEIVE A GRANT OF 2,900 MARKS TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE FROM SOCIAL WELFARE FUNDS. AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS, DRIVER INSTRUCTION - WHICH IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THAT GIVEN TO NON-HANDICAPPED DRIVERS - CAN BEGIN IN THE DRIVER'S OWN CAR.

Language

  • German

Media Info

  • Pagination: 52-3
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01292674
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 3:38AM