The driving license laws were changed in Germany in 1999. Therewith an accreditation body or an accreditation agency for the agencies responsible for assessing drivers’ aptitude was established. Prior to 1999 in Germany there wasn’t an agency which controlled in detail the work of the assessment agencies for driving aptitude from the view of experts. The accreditation agency was a new institute without any experiences in this field. New was by the change of the driving license law also the liberalisation of the market. Each organisation could apply for approval as a body supporting assessment agencies for driving aptitude. So much for the introduction of the subject. Let’s look now at the structure of the presentation. This presentation deals with the following questions: 1. What happens to drivers in Germany who are not suitable for driving vehicles? 2. How is driving aptitude assessed? 3. Why accreditation? 4. How does the accreditation agency work? 5. What experiences has the accreditation agency made so far? (Author/publisher)
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