Fitness to drive

Fitness to drive.

Fitness to Drive and Cognition

Medication and fitness to drive.

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to analyze the consumption patterns of medicaments among motor vehicle drivers who attend 'Medical Driving Test Centres' and the relation between habitual consumption of medicaments and fitness to drive. METHODS The study was carried out on 8043 drivers who attended 25 Medical Driving Test Centres. RESULTS 24.7% of drivers chronically consume medicaments whi...

Alcohol-related problems and fitness to drive.

This paper analyses the alcohol consumption patterns in Spanish drivers, the incidence of alcohol-related problems and attempts to ascertain whether, in the end, drivers with alcohol-related problems are considered fit or unfit to drive. In accordance with Spanish and European Union legislation, driving licences cannot be issued or renewed to people suffering from alcohol-related problems. A me...

Psychiatric disorders and fitness to drive.

OBJECTIVE In Switzerland, as in some other European countries, medical doctors may breach patient confidentiality and report to police authorities any patient who seems prone to automobile accidents or traffic violations. The aim of this study was to see if those patients reported to authorities actually represent a higher risk than drivers not reported to the police. DESIGN This study was de...