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Base final licensing decisions on functional and
medical fitness to driver (MFD), not chronological age |
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Develop and implement empirically defensible
criteria and guidelines for functional abilities and MFD |
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Enact standard reporting laws that provide civil
immunity to clinicians and others who report people they think may be
medically unfit to drive |
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Establish and fund active Medical Advisory
Boards |
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Can be an issue at any age but more likely as we
get older. |
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Studies indicate that certain age-related
medical conditions may impair driving ability and thereby elevate crash
risk. |
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Reporting of MFD concerns is a voluntary process
in most states, including Missouri. |
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The first responsibility for addressing MFD
concerns resides with the individual driver. Many states require drivers to
notify the DMV of health conditions that may impair driving safety. |
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Most states allow health professionals, law
enforcement personnel, and others to report potentially unfit drivers for
re-testing and possible license revocation. A few, such as California,
mandate such reporting for people with dementia. |
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Who files reports? |
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Who is reported? |
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Demographics |
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Medical Status |
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Unsafe Driving Behaviors |
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What diagnoses or conditions are physicians
reporting? Are certain conditions possibly under or over-reported? |
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What happens to reported drivers as they move
through the driver licensing system steps? Does reporting lead to license
revocation or crash reduction? |
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What are the retrospective and prospective crash
patterns of those reported based on medical conditions of aging and
licensing outcome? |
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