The primary objective of the MEDRIL project was to determine the medical condition of the category B driving population in Spain, Netherlands, Finland and Luxembourg. The assessment was carried out by executing a number of medical tests for category B drivers. The tests were carried out using a standardised medical form (see annex 1), accompanied by guidelines for the doctors participating in the tests (annex 2). The medical test covered general background information on the driver (age, sex, education, etc), an anamnesis (questions from the doctor to the patient regarding their medical history) and a basic medical examination. The tests were largely carried out in parallel with the medical tests already required by law for drivers in each respective country. Consequently, Spain was the only country to carry out tests over a wide range of ages (obligatory medical testing for cat. B drivers begins only at 50 yrs old in Luxembourg, 60/70 in Finland1 and 70 in the Netherlands). See chapter 2 for a description of the medical testing procedures in each of these countries. The content of the MEDRIL form and test was largely based on existing tests and declaration forms at national level, and, of course, on the requirements of Annex III of the EU driving licence directive. The tests were carried out between autumn 2004 and autumn 2005. (Author/publisher) For Annex 3 onwards: please contact CIECA at nick.sanders@cieca.be
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