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Fitness to Drive : In The Media Driving While Demented. WA Medical Forum. March 2011 Unexpected Finding on Elderly Drivers. NY Times, 21st November 2010Scooter toll prompts call for tests of elderly riders. Herald Sun. 29th July 2010Australian - US Study shows sleeping tablet users more accident prone than drunk drivers. 20th October 2010Doctors Need To Stop Dangerous Older Drivers 20th October 2010Our Aging Drivers: New tools to help decide whether you're fit to drive. Times Colonist, 16th June 2010
Our Aging Drivers: Boomers facing a touch road. Times Colonist,16th June 2010 Driving in the Grey Zone : Legion Magazine 28th May 2010 More Specific Driving Tests Needed For Drivers With Dementia. A study by Alzheimer's Australia NSW has found that existing driving tests are inadequate. 21st April 2010 NSW Driving & Dementia Discussion Paper April 2010
NSW Key Recommendations : Driving & Dementia April 2010 Road Safety Agency Bracing For More Senior Drivers As the baby boom generation ages, Steve Martin says his office has been looking at the medical evidence that shows when people should not be driving.15th January 2010
New Guidelines Issued For Drivers With Dementia 76% of patients with mild dementia are still capable of driving 12th April 2010 Driving While Medicated: 72% of older drivers have no idea that their medications impair driving, 2nd February 2010
Drivers Licensing Authorities Should Take Responsibility For Deciding Medical Fitness To Drive Australian Medical Association 14th May, 2010
Age Old Driving Question A look at the truth behind the stereotypes behind the increasing number of elderly drivers. 8th January 2010
Road To Nowhere : Retaking Your Drivers Test The Independent, 4th January 2010 Innovation Helps Disabled Fulfill Driving Ambitions. The West Australian, 2nd Dec 2009 Wrong Turn Sends Elderly Man 600km Off Course News.com.au,17th November 2009
Wake Up Call For GP's A new law making it illegal to drive when impaired by prescription medicines will mean GPs have to be more vigilant in giving advice. NZ Doctor Online, 22nd October 2009
Driver in Fatal Crash Undergoes Dementia Tests ABC, 20th October 2008 Drivers Mandatory Reporting Update The numbers don't lie. After introducing Mandatory Medical Reporting (MMR) for all licensed drivers in WA in May 2008, the Department of Transport's Licensing Business Unit (LBU) has had to admit partial defeat and return the program to headquarters for rejigging. Medical Forum WA. 1st October 2009
Playing Judge On Licensing Driving GP's Crazy Fitness-to-drive certification should be the role of driver licensing authorities rather than the treating doctor, according to Australian experts. AustralianDoctor.com.au, 11th August 2008
Driving GPs Mad Medical Forum WA. 1st June 2008
Common Medications Impair Driving Many illnesses can impair driving, but new research shows some common over-the-counter medicines can make getting behind the wheel just as dangerous.Sydney Morning Herald, 25th April 2008
Licence To Kill Some doctors are refusing to sign fitness-to-drive certificates as concerns escalate over where to draw the line. The Australian, 23rd June 2007
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