AMA Policies

Current AMA policies that address driving safety include:

E-2.24 Impaired Drivers and their Physicians
This policy articulates the physician's responsibility to recognize impairments in patients' driving ability.

H-15.992 Motor Vehicle Accidents
In this policy, the AMA recognizes motor vehicle-related trauma as a major public health problem.

H-15.972 Licensing People to Drive
This policy encourages research and development of screening methods and articulates the physician's role in advising patients on driving safety.

H-15.990 Automobile-Related Injuries
This policy suggests several "community layers" that are important in reducing motor vehicle injuries.

H-15.995 Medical Advisory Boards in Driver Licensing
This policy endorses the establishment of state motor vehicle department medical advisory boards.