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Medical testing for drivers in France

Medical testing for drivers in France. MEDRIL Project Brussels ( 25/11/2005). 25 November 2005 – Jean-Pierre Fougère – co-vice-director of Road Safety. INITIAL MEDICAL TESTING. Driving licence candidates :.

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Medical testing for drivers in France

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  1. Medical testing for drivers in France MEDRIL Project Brussels ( 25/11/2005) 25 November 2005 – Jean-Pierre Fougère – co-vice-director of Road Safety

  2. INITIAL MEDICAL TESTING Driving licence candidates : • Of category B for professional usage (taxis, ambulances, public transport of persons and for picking up school children); • Of categories B+E (light vehicles) and C, D, C+E and D+E (heavy vehicles) ; • Who have lost sight in one eye or who wear corrective lenses;

  3. INITIAL MEDICAL TESTING Driving licence candidates - who have declared, on registration, an impairment which may be incompatible with driving; - have a handicap in one or several limbs; - are registered invalids for civil or military reasons; - as a result of observations made by the examiner during the driving test.

  4. Ongoing medical testing Drivers : • Who are holders of category B licences for professional reasons, categories B+E (light vehicles), C, C+E, D and D+E (heavy vehicles) for renewing their licences at the following times: - under 60 years old : every 5 years ;- from 60 to 76 : every 2 years ;- 76+ : every year. ( This frequency can be reduced ) - Who are category B licence holders with a temporary validity (6 months to 5 years) for medical reasons, following the declaration made when registrering for the initial driving licence.

  5. Occasional medical testing Drivers - suffering from a temporary or permanent condition which is incompatible with driving, and gained after the licence was obtained ; • who have had their licences withdrawn by a judge or following loss of all penalty points; - subjected to a suspension of the licence for longer than 1 month; - Hospitalised according to the law of 27 June 1990 (opinion of a psychiatrist) ;

  6. Occasional medical testing ( 2 ) - Drivers in accidents with personal injury involving speed, or consumption of alcohol or drugs; - If the regional administration obtains information (from government, family) pertaining to a medical condition of a driver which may be incompatible with driving.

  7. Medical bodies at departmental level Two possibilities : - general practitioners ; - medical committees.

  8. General practitioners : - recognised by regional government (subject to renewal every 2 years) ; - who have received special training ; Scope of responsbility : only for preventative measures, namely : . Candidates for categories B+E, C, C+E, D, D+E ; . Renewal of the above licences and category B for professional usage . In application of legal texts (decree of 7 May 1997) . No way of departing from the rules

  9. Medical committees at departmental level • Consisting of two accredited doctors ; • Based in government buildings ; • must apply the relevant laws (decree of 7 May 1997) - no way of departing from the rules; - may request the opinion of a specialist doctor ; - conveys their final decision to the administration.

  10. Right to appeal at departmental level Appeals committee: general practitioners specialist doctors Chosen by the administration Consisting of : * 3 general practitioners * 3 specialist doctors(cardiologist, urologist, ophtalmologist, psychiatrist …)

  11. Licence candidate or driver subjected to medical testing « Caravan » licence, heavy goods licence, B licence after declaration Offenders, Institutionalisation, Exemption from wearing seatbelt, Physically handicapped Possible opinion of specialist doctor Possible specialist opInion of appeals committee Main medical committee Recognised GP : clinic Cannot determine fitness Fit-to-drive Temp. fitness ½ to 5 years Unfit If challenged Registration or renewal of licence Medical appeals committee Possible involvement of one of 2 national committees

  12. National medical bodies TheC.P.I.P.(Permanent Commission for Physical Disabilities) - Government and medical representatives ; - Chaired by the Director of Road Traffic & Safety ; - the vice-President is responsible for overseeing medical testing in France ; - Establishes a list of physical disabilities ; - Is the last body for resolving delicate cases which cannot be resolved at more local level

  13. The C.N.E. (National Testing Committee) - examines persons with amputations or with locomotor disorders ; -can depart from the rules.

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