State of the Art on Driver Rehabilitation : Literature Analysis & Provider Survey
BOETS ; MEESMANN ; KLIPP ; BUKASA ; BRAUN ; PANOSCH ; WENNINGER ; ROSNER ; KRAUS ; ASSAILLY
Type de document
RAPPORT DE RECHERCHE
Langue
anglais
Auteur
BOETS ; MEESMANN ; KLIPP ; BUKASA ; BRAUN ; PANOSCH ; WENNINGER ; ROSNER ; KRAUS ; ASSAILLY
Résumé / Abstract
Driving under the influence of psychoactive substances remains one of the main causes of serious and fatal traffic injuries in the EU. Driver rehabilitation (DR) is one possible countermeasure for drivers under influence of alcohol (DUI) and drivers under influence of illicit drugs (DUID). Within the context that sanctions (e.g. withdrawal of driving licence, fines and/or imprisonment) of drivers having committed serious offences or accidents while being impaired due to alcohol and/or illicit drugs did not always seem to result in behavioural change, while it was acknowledged that driving is a learned behaviour that can be influenced or changed, the German speaking countries took the first initiative to develop DR programmes in Europe. Meanwhile DR programmes for drink driving offenders are implemented in many Member States and DR for drug driving offenders has started as well. Due to the specific national situation and traditions in this context though, DR did not develop uniformly in Europe. The programmes do share a fundamental aim to modify the individual problem behaviour that led to the offence in traffic and to establish safety oriented attitudes and behaviour in order to minimize re-offences in future. At the same time DR allows a more dynamic approach of fitness to drive by providing an opportunity to modify safety endangering behaviour for otherwise unfit drivers. Different studies have yet revealed the effectiveness of this approach. In conclusion, extensive knowledge and expertise on DR exists nowadays, but remains fragmented. DR was included as Work Package 5 (WP5) of the integrated EU research project DRUID (Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicines) aiming at increasing and transferring the knowledge and at elaborating Europe-wide standards on DUI/DUID intervention measures., RAPPORT DE CONTRAT
Editeur
Commission Européenne, 6th PCRD
