DRIVING APTITUDE AND DIFFUSE BRAIN INJURY

RIJGESCHIKTHEID ONDERZOCHT BIJ DIFFUUS HERSENLETSEL

In traffic accidents brain injuries often occur. In Dutch hospitals yearly brain damage is diagnosed in 10000 traffic victims, in particular for people of ages 18-25 years. Above all after long term coma psychological and physiological disabilities can remain, which may influence driving a car. At the present there are no criteria for medical experts to use in judging whether such patients should still be allowed to drive a car. The Institute for Perception TNO is studying the driving aptitude of such patients by driving tests. It is shown that the desired reaction time is sometimes too long to prevent accidents, but further research is needed. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Netherlands Org for Applied Scientific Research

  Tijl Media BV, Laan van Kronenburg 14
  1183 AS Amstelveen,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Stokx, L C
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 488-490
• Serial:
  • TNO Project
  • Publisher: Netherlands Org for Applied Scientific Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aptitude; Brain; Diseases and medical conditions; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving; Impaired drivers; Injuries; Injury severity; Motor reactions; Personnel performance; Reaction time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver reaction; Severity
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver impairment
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 2030: Brain; 2226: Driving aptitude; 2163: Injury; 2154: Medical aspects; 2247: Reaction (human); 1623: Severity (accid, injury)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451922
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM