IMMORTAL specifies a research programme concerning the accident risk associated with different forms of driver impairment and the identification of ‘tolerance levels’ applied to licensing assessment and roadside impairment testing (including drug screening). The technical and scientific objectives of IMMORTAL are to: 1. Investigate the influence of chronic and acute impairment factors on driving performance and accident risk; 2. Recommend criteria (‘tolerance levels’) for high risk categories of impairment; 3. Provide key information to support formulation of European policy on licensing assessment and roadside testing. Task R4.6 includes both coordination of the whole work package and formulation of a synthesis based on the outcome of the research tasks. Thus, the aim of this task is to link the results of the various studies in work package R4 “Alcohol, drugs and medicines” and give recommendations for further action. The results of the task address objective No. 1, 2 and 3. The central concepts here are acute impairment factors, accident risk, tolerance levels and key information to support formulation of European policy. Further information about IMMORTAL can be found on the website see http://www.immortal.or.at/ (Author/publisher)
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