PANEL DISCUSSION ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
THIS PANEL DISCUSSION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS' A JUDICIAL PANEL AND A MEDICAL PANEL, EACH GIVING ITS OWN VIEWS ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. THE JUDICIARY AND THE DOCTORS AGREE DRINKING IS THE GREATEST CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS. STRICTER LAWS, MORE DEFINITIVE PUNISHMENTS AND AN IMPROVED SYSTEM OF LAW COURTS ARE SUGGESTED. COMPULSORY BREATH-ALYZER AND BLOOD TESTS AS WELL AS AN EXTENSION OF DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAMS SHOULD BE MANDATORY. TOO MANY IMMATURE AND INCOMPETENT DRIVERS ARE GRANTED LICENSES DUE TO THE OVER- SIMPLIFIED DRIVING TESTS THAT ARE USED TODAY. SOME PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE WHEREBY THE DRIVERS EMOTIONAL AND REFLEXIVE RESPONSES ARE TESTED. THE DOCTORS AGREE WITH THE JUDICIARY ON ALL POINTS. CASES TO ILLUSTRATE THE MISERY CAUSED BY ACCIDENTS ARE CITED. THE DOCTOR CAN DO NO MORE THAN SUSTAIN LIFE AND THEN RETRAIN THE PATIENT WITHIN THE LIMITS OF WHAT- EVER RESIDUAL DISABILITY HE HAS. /CGRA/
- Publication Date: 1965-9-27
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash causes; Driver licenses; Driver licensing; Drivers; Drunk driving; Highway safety; Medical examinations and tests; Standards; Testing; Traffic crashes
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver restriction
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219805
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: pp 416-441
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 16 1994 12:00AM