Evidence Report: Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety (Comprehensive Review)

The purpose of this evidence report is to address several key questions posed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Each of these key questions was developed by the FMCSA such that the answers to these questions provided information that would be useful in updating its current medical examination guidelines. The five key questions addressed in this evidence report are as follows: Key Question 1: What are the criteria that define when an individual with Parkinson’s disease (PD) should stop driving a CMV? Key Question 2: What is the impact of pharmacotherapy for PD on driver safety? Key Question 3: Are individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) at an increased risk for a motor vehicle crash? If so, what factors associated with MS are predictive of an increased crash risk? Key Question 4: How frequently should individuals with MS be assessed in order to monitor whether they remain safe to drive? Key Question 5: What is the impact of pharmacotherapy for MS on driver safety?

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16692
• Corporate Authors:

  MANILA Consulting Group, Incorporated

  1420 Beverly Road, Suite 220
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  ECRI Institute

  5200 Butler Pike
  Plymouth Meeting, PA  United States  19462

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Reston, James T
  • Reed, Monica
  • Swanson, Susan
  • Tregear, Stephen
• Publication Date: 2009-6-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 165p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash risk forecasting; Diseases and medical conditions; Medication; Truck crashes; Truck drivers; Trucking safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's disease
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01140984
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 2009 7:52AM