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原文传递 Highway Safety: Selected Cases of Commercial Drivers with Potentially Disqualifying Impairments.

题名：	Highway Safety: Selected Cases of Commercial Drivers with Potentially Disqualifying Impairments.
关键词：	Commercial Drivers; Commercial Vehicles; Highway Safety; Impaired Drivers; Job Safety; Public Risk; Roadside Inspection Programs
摘要：	Commercial vehicles such as tractor trailers and school buses must be operated by skilled drivers who are mentally and physically capable of performing their jobs safely. Prior GAO work has shown weaknesses in DOTs oversight of CDLs, such as inadequate medical certifications for commercial drivers, potentially putting the public at risk. GAO was asked to update its work on impaired commercial drivers. This report describes (1) key controls designed to prevent medically unfit or impaired commercial drivers from operating commercial vehicles and (2) examples of commercial drivers with potentially disqualifying impairments related to epilepsy, drugs, or alcohol. To identify key controls, GAO reviewed FMCSA policies and regulations, and interviewed officials. Cases were identified on the basis of FMCSA roadside-inspection data, DOTs Commercial Driver License Information System (CDLIS), a national database of all commercial drivers, and SSA disability insurance files. From this analysis, GAO identified commercial drivers who were driving with an epilepsy diagnosis. GAO also randomly selected 100 individuals to determine whether the driver was receiving SSA disability benefits when the state issued or renewed the drivers CDL. These cases cannot be generalized beyond those presented.
报告类型：	科技报告