Assessing fitness to drive: part 2.
BACKGROUND
The requirement for general practitioners to write reports about their patients' fitness to drive will increase as the population ages and licensing criteria change. It is important that GPs understand the medical and legal issues involved in this important area of public health.


OBJECTIVE
This is the second of a two part article discussing the guidelines for fitness to drive in Australia and how they are applied to specific medical conditions.


CONCLUSIONS
Visual functioning, psychiatric conditions, sleep disorders, acute medical illnesses and chronic disorders, and driving with disabilities are discussed. Information on exceptions from wearing seatbelts and cycle helmets is provided as well as a discussion on disability assessment for privileged parking.
Odell
Morris
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Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, and Monash University, Victoria. morriso@vifm.org
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001315:Australia; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014787:Vision Tests