Citation

Friesen AR, Schube PG. Calif. Med. 1960; 92: 274-276.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1960, California Medical Association)

DOI

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PMID

13825207

PMCID

PMC1578089

Abstract

Studies of accident-prone drivers emphasize the frequency of unstable, aggressive or antisocial personalities expressing themselves through the automobile as a real and a symbolic weapon. Such expressions may be voluntary or unconscious and may also lead a driver to injure himself or seek injury from others. Because of the great public danger from such drivers, it is urgent that judges and enforcers of the law recognize the psychic motivation in habitual violation and withhold driving privileges from violators until a psychic adjustment has been made. Physicians can contribute in gaining acceptance for this attitude of enforcement, and in setting up adequate psychiatric procedures for correction of violators.

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