Clinical Topics and Safe Driving
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Antidepressants and their influence in driving
There is a recent growing interest in the drugs used to fight depression and related disorders. For more information visit our site Fundación MAPFRE.
Alcohol and driving
Alcohol is a psychodepressant drug that, even at low doses, influences adversely driving, as it disturbs the skills of the driver. More at Fundación MAPFRE.
Alcohol and mobility
With every small blood alcohol level increase, the driver has a parallel increase to have a traffic accident. More details at Fundación MAPFRE.
Neurological disorders due to alcohol consumption and their impact in driving
Long-term consumption of alcohol causes digestive, cardiac, and liver disorders that are in many cases permanently disabling for driving. More details here.
Drugs and driving. Criminal behavior
The term abuse drug is used to designate all substances that create dependence and that are obtained illegally. For more information visit Fundación MAPFRE.
Types of drugs and their impact in driving
Discover the effects of different types of drugs on people and driving. For more details about drugs and their impact in driving visit Fundación MAPFRE.
The pregnant driver and passenger
The special state of pregnancy of the driver requires a preferential attention. For more details about road safety tips visit our site Fundación MAPFRE.
The elderly driver: dementia and road safety
The possibility that elderly people with dementia continue driving is a growing concern. For more information about road safety tips visit Fundación MAPFRE.
Growing aging and Road Safety
Spain is undergoing an growing aging process with 20% of individuals aged 60 or older. For more information about road safety tips visit Fundación MAPFRE.
Sight and driving in the elderly
The visual function that enables to obtain information in the road or when crossing a street, decreases in nearly 25% of the population over 65 years.
Aging and mobility
The elderly have more probabilities of dying of traffic accidents. Traffic accidents of the elderly are the second cause of admissions to emergency rooms.
The physician and the health and road safety of the elderly people
It is essential to evaluate the health of the older driver in order to establish with physician criteria the real possibility of driving. More details here.