The CMA has prepared this handbook to help physicians determine whether their patients are medically fit to drive a motor vehicle safely. Many of the recommendations are the same as the standards found in such similar documents as the National Safety Code (NSC) produced under the auspices of the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators. The NSC was developed in meetings of the medical consultants from each province who are responsible for advising the motor vehicle licensing authorities on medical matters and safety in driving. They created the NSC as a means of achieving uniform standards across Canada with the result that a driver licensed in one province is considered licensed in all other provinces. To minimize impediments to commercial drivers who work across the border, the NSC also recognizes standards in the United States. This edition of the CMA’s guide was designed to serve as a handy resource and userfriendly tool for physicians. The text is supplemented with tables for certain key medical conditions and recommendations. The guide also lists the medical conditions affecting a person’s ability to drive, generally in descending order of importance in terms of their association with risk for motor vehicle crashes. Other innovations include an index, extensive use of subheadings, an expanded appendix containing tools for evaluating alcohol and dementia illnesses and contact names and numbers for the provincial and territorial ministries of transportation. (Author/publisher)
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