5th International Fit to Drive Congress in The Hague (Netherlands), April 7th - 8th, 2011

Reality and Vision - Common problems, European Solutions: this is the motto of the 5th Fit to Drive congress on the topic of fitness to drive and related road safety matters in Europe. As the fifth in a series of similar events, Fit to Drive will take place from April 7th - 8th, 2011 in The Hague (Netherlands). The congress is organised by the German Association of Technical Inspection Agencies (Verband der TÜV e. V.) in cooperation with with SWOV (Institute for Road Safety Research) and CBR (Centraal Bureau Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen) and several scientific and professional organisations.

One of the objectives of Fit to Drive is to contribute towards the European Road Safety Charter. The European Commission had already lunched this program in 2004 to persuade member states, associations, local authorities, research institutes and companies to even higher commitment in the field of traffic safety. By this way the road traffic fatalities within the EU was supposed to be reduced. The German Association of Technical Inspection Agencies (Verband der TÜV e. V.) was one of the first signatories of the Charter. The Fit to Drive congress creates a forum for discussing the development of individual fitness to drive requirements in which the best possible support for individual mobility must be in harmony with the safety demands of society. The co-operation of international organisations should serve to develop a European approach to meeting these needs.

Speakers from EU institutions and a range of European countries will address the following topics: primary prevention in pre-school, school and driver education and training; general prevention through legislation and enforcement, demerit point systems; secondary prevention with a special focus on the persistent drink-driver; risk assessment in medical and psychological matters; driver counselling, assessment, rehabilitation and therapy in different countries of the EU, interlock systems and rehabilitation and comparative studies of traffic safety in Europe.