DIABETES AND DRIVING APTITUDE

DIABETS UND FAHRTUECHTIGKEIT

Despite the frequency of diabetes mellitus, the sugar disease and its complications and the side effects associated with its treatment only rarely affects driving aptitude. There is no call for a general ban on driving for diabetics, and discrimination against them on the roads has to be avoided. Diabetics involved in accidents have to be judged individually. There are guidelines on this published by the German government. The author discusses aspects of civil law involved in the judgment of diabetics. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Kraftfahrverband Deutscher Aerzte EV

  Johanna-Melber-Weg 31
  Frankfurt am Main,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Petzoldt, R
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 13-15
• Serial:
  • Arzt und Auto
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Kraftfahrverband Deutscher Aerzte EV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aptitude; Diabetes; Diabetics; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving; Human characteristics; Human factors; Laws; Legislation; Penalties; Personnel performance; Physiological aspects; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
• Old TRIS Terms: Physiological factors
• ITRD Terms: 2115: Diabetes; 2226: Driving aptitude; 1556: Legislation; 1502: Penalty
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097605
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM