RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DRIVER LICENSING AND REEXAMINATION
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE: (1) RESEARCH SHOULD BE CONTINUED IN THE AREA OF DRIVER ATTITUDES AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS; (2) MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS SHOULD BE MANDATORY; (3) MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, EPILEPSY, AND VISUAL REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE CHECKED PERIODICALLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL IS PHYSICALLY FIT TO DRIVE; AND (4) THE DETECTION OF ALCOHOL IN PEOPLE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS OR THE REFUSAL TO TAKE AN ALCOHOL DETECTION TEST SHOULD RESULT IN A DEMERIT FOR THE DRIVER.
-
Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 27, No 2, P 38
- Publication Date: 1957-2
Media Info
-
Serial:
- Highway Research Abstracts
- Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alcohols; Attitudes; Driver licensing; Medical examinations and tests
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221566
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM