Citation

Hoffmann-Born H, Brenner-Hartmann J. Blutalkohol 2007; 44(2): 9-17.

Affiliation

TUV Technische Uberwachung Hessen GmbH, Life Service, Medizinisch-Psychologisches Institut, 60489 Frankfurt am Main

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, International Committee on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Bund gegen Alkohol und Drogen im Straßenverkehr, Publisher Steintor Verlag)

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Abstract

The diagnosis of driving ability always has been and still is about answering the question: "Is this person able to drive safely?" Nothing has changed there in the past 50 years. However, what has changed over this last half century is the technical view of the person, the knowledge regarding the circumstances under which one is still able to drive safely as well as the conditions under which safe driving takes place. The way in which traffic related medical and psychological diagnostics have evolved over the past 50 years is presented. Also, the way in which they succeeded in finding a common result and how it was turned into use with regard to road safety is shown. The main development in traffic related psychological diagnostics as well as the progress in interdisciplinary guidelines for driving ability diagnostics are explained here.

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