| Usefulness of Austroads' fitness-to-drive guidelines: lessons from the Gillett case. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19413522 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Regina v Gillett deals with a man who did not disclose his epilepsy when seeking a drivers licence. Subsequently, he had a seizure while driving, causing an accident in which three people died. He was found guilty but appealed. During the trial to decide whether Gillett was guilty of dangerous driving occasioning death, the judge decided that the Austroads fitness-to-drive guidelines were extraneous to legal consideration of the acceptable risk to be attached to chronic medical conditions. Although the appeal was unsuccessful with respect to guilt and sentencing, it did reinstate the relevance of the Austroads guidelines when evaluating suitable risk with respect to potentially dangerous drivers. We suggest that even greater protection can be afforded to the community if a clearly enunciated warning, outlining a driver's responsibilities, were to appear on each drivers license. |
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Authors:
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Roy G Beran; Paul Gerber; John A Devereux |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 190 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2009 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-05 Completed Date: 2009-06-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 503-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Centre for Epilepsy Research and Services, Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
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Australia Automobile Driving / legislation & jurisprudence*, standards Disabled Persons / legislation & jurisprudence* Epilepsy Guidelines as Topic Health Status Humans Liability, Legal Licensure / standards* Physical Fitness Physician's Role Risk Assessment Truth Disclosure* |
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