2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

ForewordWe are pleased to present the 2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive.The Guide replaces the 1997 BC Guide for Physicians in Determining Fitness to Drive a MotorVehicle, 7th edition. A companion piece to the Guide – The BC Driver Fitness Handbook forMedical Professionals -- a handbook for the use of doctors who may have to consider a patient’sfitness to drive, will be published in the spring of 2011.While the Guide represents a departure in how driver fitness policy is articulated in BC, it continuesthe 46 years of collaboration between the BC Medical Association (BCMA) and the Office of theSuperintendent of Motor Vehicles (OSMV).The policies and procedures in this Guide are the result of a lengthy and intensive process. In March2006, OSMV, in partnership with the BCMA, launched the Guide to Drive Project. Over the courseof four years, the BCMA played an integral role in creating medical condition guidelines and adecision making framework for OSMV.The Guide represents the BCMA and OSMV‟s continuing commitment to anchor driver fitnessdeterminations on the best-evidence available. In response to case law, the Guide presents anapproach to driver fitness focused on functional ability to driver rather than diagnosis.Implementation of the 2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive reflects a continuingcommitment to public safety while allowing the maximum driving privilege possible.i