The effect of the Texas medical advisory board for driver licensing on driving performance

Lippmann, Otto

Affiliations

¹Texas Medical Advisory Board for Driver Licensing, Texas Health Department, Austin, Texas

Abstract and keywords

Traffic offenses related to chronic medical conditions and the effect of a Medical Advisory Board for Driver Licensing are discussed.

The accident and violation ratio of 19,110 Texas drivers with medical limitations was studied. Ratios before and after Board review were compared in each category of illness and in each age group and related to the state average.

The effect was good in all categories of illness with the exception of limitations related to psychiatric and addiction disorders. The accident ratio of all drivers with chronic medical conditions improved by 51%. Traffic violations improved by 21%.

Other variables in the determination of the effect of the Board were discussed.

A substantial improvement of the statewide traffic safety may be attributed to the effect of the Medical Advisory Board.

Keywords: Automobile driving-standards Medical Advisory Board

Cited By (2)

Year	Entry
1981	Popkin CL, Stewart JR, Lacey JH. An examination of the driving performance of drivers with select medical restrictions. In: 24th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). October 1-3, 1981; San Francisco, CA.201-213.
1982	Popkin CL, Stewart JR, Lacey JH. An examination of the driving performance of medically evaluated drivers. In: 26th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). October 4-6, 1982; Ottawa, ON.263-274.