CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS CURRENT PROBLEMS IN DRIVER LICENSURE

THE PROCEEDINGS CONTAIN 10 PAPERS ON MEDICAL ASPECTS OF DRIVER LICENSING, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF RELATING LICENSE RESTRICTIONS TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT. AN APPENDIX PRESENTS 37 RECOMMENDATIONS DIVIDED INTO THE CATEGORIES OF ADMINISTRATION AND MEDICINE. THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN SEPARATE PAPERS ARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, EMOTIONAL DISORDERS, VISUAL PROBLEMS, AND THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE STATUS AND AUTHORITY OF MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARDS, STANDARDIZATION OF PROCEDURES, SPECIFICATION OF CRITERIA FOR RESTRICTING OR DENYING THE USE OF A LICENSE, AND RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIANS AND STATE MEDICAL AND LICENSING AGENCIES.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Medical Association

  535 North Dearborn Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60610

  American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

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• Authors:
  • Keller, W K
  • Spitz, L P
  • Kerrick, J C
  • Hames, L N
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Driver licensing; Health; Legal factors; Medicine; Persons with disabilities; Psychological aspects
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221696
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 7 1972 12:00AM