Assessing Fitness to Drive - BiOptic Driving Network

INDEXStandard Drinks 15Standard Licence Conditions 72Strokes 44Subarachnoid Haemorrage 44Surgery,Eye 61Intracranial 44Syncope 22, 44, 56TTaxi, Discounts for Disabled 65Tests, Driving 47Thoracic Region 41Thoracotomy 52Thumb, Loss of 41Topical Eye Medication 35Tracheostomy 52Transient Ischaemic Attacks 44Transport Assistancefor Disabled, Contacts 65Tuberculosis 52Tumours,Affecting Liver 19Affecting Bones 19of the Brain 19UUpdates and Contributions 12VValvular Heart Disease 22Vehicle Driven not Car 3Vertigo,Paroxysmal 58Recurrent 58Vestibular Disorders 57Vision and Eye Disorders, 59Colour, Defects in 60Loss of in One Eye 60Night, poor 61Field Defects 60INFORMATION RETRIEVALAustroads (2001), Assessing Fitness to Drive, Guidelines and Standards for HealthProfessionals in Australia, Sydney, A5, 92pp, AP-G56/01Keywords:Driver, driving, medical, private, license, standards, road safety, Australia, car, motorcycle,light truck.Abstract:Driving a motor vehicle is a complex task involving perception, good judgement, adequateresponse time and reasonable physical capability. A range of medical conditions as wellas certain treatments, may impair any of these factors.These guidelines and standards are intended to provide a primary source of criteria forState and Territory driver licensing authorities and medical and other health professionalsin assessing fitness to drive. They have been developed by Austroads through extensiveconsultation with all key stakeholders.This, the second edition of Austroads fitness to drive guidelines, represents the latest setof national uniform guidelines for assessing the fitness to drive of private vehicle driversof motor cars, motorcycles and rigid trucks up to 8 tonnes gross vehicle mass.This publication replaces the first edition published in August 1998.79