1. New Zealand Transport Agency
Jim Furneaux
Principal Advisor Driver & Operator / Motorcycle Safety
Operational Standards & Guidelines
Customer Design & Delivery Group /

2. Medical Professional’s Responsibilities
If the individual accepts they are unfit to drive and advises they will not drive, then no further action is required.
If the individual does not accept the advice and is likely to continue to drive advise the agency (Section 18 of the Land Transport Act 1998) in writing or via
Medical aspects of fitness to drive available on-line

3. Role of Medical Team
In the interest of road safety for the licence holder and other road users, we ….
Assess whether a licence holders medical condition could adversely affect their ability to safely control a motor vehicle.
Gather appropriate information required to make a defendable decision.
Take appropriate action on the driver licence – either clear for continued driving, revoke the licence, or impose limitations on driving.

4. Why take them on the road?

5. Assessable Driving Tasks - FLT
Right turn giving way to intersecting traffic (one lane each way)
Right turn giving way to one lane of oncoming traffic
Right turn giving way to two lanes of oncoming traffic
Left turn giving way to intersecting traffic (two lanes each way)
Lane change right 
Lane change left
Right turn at a roundabout 

6. Assessable items - RLT
Observation
Lateral position
Gap selection
Signalling
Speed choice
Following distance
Turning movement
Parking movement
Parking observation
Leaving park

7. Critical Errors - RLT
A critical error is a serious driving error that does not meet the threshold for an immediate failure error. Most illegal driving actions are classified as critical errors.
Too slow
Mounting a kerb
Too fast
Stalling the vehicle
Failing to look
Incomplete stop at a Stop sign
Failing to signal
Other illegal action
Blocking a pedestrian crossing

8. Immediate Fail Errors - RLT
All driving actions resulting in immediate danger to any road user or to property
Usually when the applicant is operating the vehicle carelessly, dangerously or recklessly.
Testing officer intervention
Excessive speed
Failing to carry out an instruction
Stopping at dangerous position
Collision
Failing to stop
Failing to give way
Other dangerous action

9. OTNZ-WNA & Driving Standards