MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND OTHER FACTORS IN DRIVER RISK
This report addresses the effects of medical conditions and medications on the ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. It presents crash rates and crash odds ratios for broadly defined groups of drivers known to the California Department of Motor Vehicles as having physical or mental conditions that potentially impair driving. It also reviews the scientific literature dealing with medical conditions and driving. Finally, the report briefly discusses a tiered assessment system under study by the department that holds promise for identifying and evaluating medically impaired drivers.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Report to the Legislature of the State of California in accord with Senate Bill 335, Chapter 985, 2000 Legislative Session.
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Corporate Authors:
California Department of Motor Vehicles
Research and Development Branch
P.O. Box 932382
Sacramento, CA United States 94232-3820 -
Authors:
- Janke, M K
- Publication Date: 2001-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 83 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash rates; Crash risk forecasting; Diseases and medical conditions; Driver licensing; Drivers; Evaluation and assessment; Highway safety; Literature reviews; Medication; Mental condition; Physical condition
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00923452
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: CAL-DMV-RSS-01-190
- Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Apr 15 2002 12:00AM