Road safety

Not all drivers’ licences in Germany are valid indefinitely...
Drivers who have a particular responsibility in road traffic are required by ordinance to prove before they receive their driver’s licence – and then at prescribed intervals – that they are fit to cope with the stress of their work. The Ordinance on Drivers’ Licences (“Fahrerlaubnisverordnung”) stipulates this requirement for drivers of heavy goods vehicles, buses/coaches, taxis and passenger-transport vehicles. But it’s also possible to help elderly drivers retain their mobility by carrying out special tests as part of advisory services.

If you are

• involved in driver-suitability appraisals or
• seeking to act as an advisor on driving suitability,

you can prepare yourself for these duties in special seminars offered by experts in this facility.

Facility resources

• 5 computer workstations with test battery
• Driving simulator
• Measuring equipment for recording psychophysiological parameters
• Tachistoscope/slide projector

Topics covered

• Tests on resilience, orientation, concentration, attentiveness and response, and evaluation of the test results (Vienna test battery)
• Simulation of hazardous situations (e.g. using the driving simulator) and recording of psychophysiological parameters
• Stress generation