DRIVING ABILITY IN THE LATER STAGES OF BRAIN INJURY

FAHRFAEHIGKEIT IM SPAETSTADIUM DER SCHAEDELHIRNVERLETZUNG

The determination of the driving ability of those suffering from skull injuries poses a complex and difficult problem, because a decision is based on the cooperation of nerve specialists, clinical psychologists and traffic psychologists. The consequences of certain cerebral injuries influence the driving ability to a considerable degree so that the resulting disabilities cannot be adjusted. The necessity for a comprehensive diagnosis and the individual examination of any decision regarding the /TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From the Third International Traffic and Driver Medical Conference.
• Corporate Authors:

  Aerztliche Kraftfahrvereinigung Oesterreichs

  Weihburggase 10-12
  Vienna,   Austria 
• Authors:
  • Scherzer, E
  • Hofer, E
• Conference:
  • From the Third International Traffic and Driver Medical Conference.
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 47

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aptitude; Brain; Driver performance; Driver rehabilitation; Drivers; Driving; Head; Injuries; Medical examinations and tests; Personnel performance; Physical disabilities; Skull
• Old TRIS Terms: Medical disability
• ITRD Terms: 2030: Brain; 2292: Driver rehabilitation; 2226: Driving aptitude; 2163: Injury; 2021: Skull
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00189148
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 26 1979 12:00AM