Working Group 1

WG1 plans to define standardised, uniform, evidence-based measures of off- and on-road driving evaluation criteria and assessments. It involves developing clear criteria for determining fitness to drive based on functional ability (not on impairments or diagnosis) that can be implemented by different health care professionals or motor vehicle licensing boards. This implies a shift from the generally used approach of determining fitness-to-drive based on diagnosis or medical conditions (medical model) to a more functional and individual approach based on actual performance in driving, appreciation of the driving environment (e.g., rural versus urban), and the process of functional changes over time. The focus of WG1 will be on assimilating existing research in this area (Bellagamba et al., 2020) and using this existing research to develop guidance resources to assist healthcare professional and others translate the research recommendations into practice in a culturally and context specific manner.