Impairments, diseases, age and their relative risks of accident involvement : results from meta-analysis : IMMORTAL (Impaired Motorists, Methods of Roadside Testing and Assessment for Licensing) Deliverable R1.1.

Deliverable R1.1 in EU-project IMMORTAL is a literature review of impairment and accident risk associated with ageing and disease. The deliverable gives an updated literature review and meta-analyses of health-related risk factors referring especially to the medical conditions addressed in Annex III of Council Directive on driving licences (CD 91/439/EEC). The deliverable also gives an overview of national practices regarding mandatory medical examination and self-report for drivers applying for a driver’s licence and licence renewals in the countries participating in the IMMORTAL project. These countries are: Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and the UK. Further information about IMMORTAL can be found on the website see http://www.immortal.or.at/ (Author/publisher)