DRIVING LICENCE REVIEW AFTER ADMITTANCE INTO A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

This article presents a case in West Germany in which transport authorities withdrew a psychiatric patient's drivers license based upon his condition. The author questions this action in that it was based upon no official reports about his patient and further, involved some infringement in the patient's personal rights--as a non-medical authority utilizing medical data to the detriment of a psychically sick patient.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Roadside Surveys--Proceedings of the Satellite Conference to the 8th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety 23-25 June 1980, Umea, Sweden held in association with the International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and organised by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Umea University, Umea.
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• Authors:
  • WILLE, R
• Conference:
  • Roadside Surveys--Proceedings of the Satellite Conference to the 8th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety held in association with the International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and
  • Location: Umea , Sweden
  • Date: 1980-6-23 to 1980-6-25
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 214-215

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Civil rights; Driver licenses; Patients; Psychological aspects; Suspensions
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver license suspension
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396597
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 600
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM