CAN THE CRASH RISK FOR MEDICALLY IMPAIRED DRIVERS BE REDUCED?

The North Carolina Driver Medical Evaluation Program (MEP) is designed to identify drivers with physical and/or mental impairments which may adversely affect their driving and is directed at influencing their driving behavior in a positive fashion. This study examines the effect of participation in a MEP and assignment of restriction on driving performance (as measured by crashes and violations) of those persons who had their initial medical review (IMR) in 1978 and 1979 (N=6953). Their driving records are examined for a period of two years before and after IMR. Their driving performance is compared with that of all drivers in the NC Driver History File in 1981.

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine

  Huddinge University Hospital Center, Traffic Medicine Center
  Stockholm,   Sweden  141 86
• Authors:
  • POPKIN, C L
  • Stewart, J R
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 49-57
• Serial:
  • Journal of traffic medicine
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine
  • ISSN: 0345-5564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Diseases and medical conditions; Driver performance; Driver records; Drivers; Mental disorders; Personnel performance; Physical condition; Risk assessment; Safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: North Carolina
• Old TRIS Terms: Accident risks; Driver physical fitness; Medical factor caused accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00629203
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 23 1993 12:00AM