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2001 Assessing Fitness To Drive
ILC Reference NO 92:89:002
Item sourced from ILC TAS database
Short Description
This booklet provides guidelines and standards as a primary source of criteria for State and territory driver licensing authorities and medical and other health professionals in assessing fitness to drive. This booklet has been approved by the Australian Licensing Authority for assessing fitness to drive private motor cars, motorcycles, and rigid trucks up to 8 tonnes gross vehicle mass. It contains general information about the assessment of drivers and the assessment process, the medical standards associated with specific medical conditions, and some specific state laws related to driving. In regards to specific medical conditions, this booklet describes their relevance to driving, general considerations, physical and mental functioning considerations, and the medical standards imposed.
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Contents Include
PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Purpose and Status of these Guidelines
2. Routine Use of the Guidelines
3. Ethics and Legal Issues
4. Diagram of the Medical Assessment Process
5. The Assessment of Patients Who are Drivers
6. Appeals
7. Updates and Contributions
PART B: MEDICAL STANDARDS
8. Alcohol Abuse
9. Anaesthesia
10. Cancer
11. Cardiovascular Diseases
12. Diabetes
13. Drugs - Illicit
14. Epilepsy
15. Gastrointestinal Disorders
16. Hearing
17. HIV / AIDS
18. Medication / OTC Drugs
19. Mental Health
20. Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
21. Musculoskeletal Disorders
22. Neurological Disorders
23. Older Drivers
24. Pregnancy
25. Renal Failure
26. Respiratory Diseases
27. Sleep Disorders
28. Syncope
29. Vestibular Disorders
30. Vision and Eye Disorders
PART C: APPENDICES
Bibliography
Disabled Car Parking / Taxi Service
Drivers Legal BAC Limits by State and Territory
Seatbelt Use
Helmet Use
Standard Licence Conditions
Medical Condition Report Form
Driver Licensing Authority contacts for Health Professional Matters
Contacts for Occupational Therapist Specialist Driving Assessors
Index
Austroads Publications
Author
Austroads Inc. 2001 (2nd ed.), Assessing Fitness to Drive, Guidelines and Standards for Health Professionals in Australia, Sydney, A5, 92pp, AP - G56/01.
First Published 1998
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Item on Loan From: ARRB Transport Research
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ARRB TRANSPORT RESEARCH LTD (VIC),
VERMONT, VIC
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