driving with the bioptic telescope in california
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Driving with the BiOptic Telescope in California. DMV Perspective 2004 International BiOptic Driving Conference. California DMV. Background Info BTL Licensing Policies & Procedures 1983 BTL Study Reports Assessing Driving Fitness with Three-Tier Assessment System. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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David F. Hennessy PhDCalifornia Department of Motor Vehicles
Driving with the BiOptic Telescope in California
DMV Perspective
2004 International BiOptic Driving Conference
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California DMVBackground Info
BTL Licensing Policies & Procedures
1983 BTL Study Reports
Assessing Driving Fitness with Three-Tier Assessment System
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California Department of Motor
Vehicles
N = 9,000 Employees
N = 168 Field offices
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/
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Research and Development Branch
N = 11 Research Staff
Develop and Evaluate Traffic Safety Programs
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/about/profile/rd/rdtoc.htm
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BTL Licensing Policies and Procedures
Report of Vision Examination
DiagnosisPrognosis
Vision-Related Driving Advice
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Visual Acuity with the Carrier Lens must be better than 20/200
Field of Vision must extend out to at least 75 degreesto the far right & far left
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Must have completed training in using BTL
Must pass DMV road test that includes freeway driving
Or
Accept restriction from freeway driving
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May not renew license by mail
Automatically restricted from nighttime driving - May be challenged
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Challenging restriction from nighttime driving:
Optometrist or ophthalmologistmust not have advised against night driving
Must pass nighttime road test
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BTL Controversy-California DMV Study
Janke, M. & Kazarian, G. 1983DMV Report #86
Janke, M. 1983Journal of Safety ResearchVolume 14, pp. 159-165
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Mean BTL Accident Rate Relative to General Driving Population – Janke 1983
Included:
229 BTL Drivers
Deceased
Suspended
Revoked
Not Renewed
185 BTL Drivers
Validly Licensed Only
All Accidents Raw Means 1.9* 1.6* Adjusted Means 1.5* 1.2 Fatal or Injury Accidents
Raw Means 2.9* 2.1 Adjusted Means 2.2* 1.7
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When the Janke 1983 analysis was confined to only validly licensed drivers, the adjusted mean accident rates for BTL drivers are not significantly higher than the general driving population.
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Two General Limitations of BTL Studies
Do not know whether BTL was actually worn or used when accident-involved
Amalgamation errors
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Ophthalmologists’ Waiting Rooms
50% Designated DriversBest Corrected VA = 20/20
50% PatientsBest Corrected VA=20/80
Overall Mean VA =20/40
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My conclusion?
The people sitting in ophthalmologists’ waiting rooms meet the California DMV 20/40 screening standard
Amalgamation Error
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Treating BTL drivers as though they are a functionally unitary group is no less an amalgamation error
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Congenital and Stable (ocular albinism )+Progressive (age-related macular degeneration)
= Amalgamation Error
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Reduced Central Vision Only(age-related macular degeneration)+Both Reduced Central Vision and Peripheral Fields(retinitis pigmentosa)
= Amalgamation Error
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Proficient in Spotting while keeping both eyes open+Minimally trained in the use of the BTL
= Amalgamation Error
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The Overall Mean accident rates for BTL drivers are artifacts produced by amalgamating entirely different subgroups.
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Conclusions based on the Overall Mean accident rates of BTL drivers are as misguided as concluding that people sitting in ophthalmologists’ waiting rooms meet the California DMV 20/40 screening standard.
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The overarching goal of the three-tier system is to keep drivers driving safely for as long as possible.