Driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol and medicine

Objective

As consumption of psychoactive substances such as alcohol, drugs and certain medicines are likely to endanger the drivers aptitude and impaired driving is still one of the major causes for road accidents, some active steps have to be taken to reach the goal of a 50% reduction in the number of road deaths in the EU. The objective of DRUID is to give scientific support to the EU transport policy to reach the 2010th road safety target by establishing guidelines and measures to combat impaired driving.

DRUID will
- conduct reference studies of the impact on fitness to drive for alcohol, illicit drugs and medicines and give new insights to the real degree of impairment caused by psychoactive drugs and their actual impact on road safety
- generate recommendations for the definition of analytical and risk thresholds
- analyse the prevalence of drugs and medicines in accidents and in general driving, set up a comprehensive and efficient epidemiological database

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › databases
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › alcohols
• social sciences › social geography › transport

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2.2.2 - Increasing road, rail and waterborne safety and avoiding traffic congestion

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-TREN-3
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

BUNDESANSTALT FUER STRASSENWESEN (FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE)

Address

Bruederstrasse 53
Bergisch Gladbach
Germany

Participants (36)

BAYERISCHE JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITAET WUERZBURG

Germany

Address

Sanderring 2
Wuerzburg

Links

Business Unit of TNO Built Environment and Geosciences

Netherlands

Address

Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6
2628 XE Delft

Links

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS

Greece

Address

6th Km Charilaou-thermi Road
Thermi-thessaloniki

Links

CENTRE OF POST-GRADUATED STUDIES IN LEGAL MEDICINE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LEGAL MEDICINE OF PORTUGAL

Portugal

Address

Largo Da Se Nova
Coimbra

CENTRE REGIONAL DE PHARMACOVIGILANCE

France

Address

Postbox
Grenoble

CENTRUM DOPRAVNIHO VYZKUMU

Czechia

Address

Lisenska 33a
Brno

Links

IFT INSTITUT FUR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG

Germany

Address

Parzivalstr. 25
Munich

INSTITUT BELGE POUR LA SÉCURITÉ ROUTIÈRE ASBL

Belgium

Address

Chaussée De Haecht 1405
Brussels

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE SUR LES TRANSPORTS ET LEUR SECURITE

France

Address

2, Avenue Du Général Malleret-joinville
Arcueil

INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE, LUDWIG - MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY

Germany

Address

Postfach 151023 Nubnauerstr, 26
Munich

INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH

Poland

Address

Westerplatte 9
Krakow

JEFATURA CENTRAL DE TRAFICO

Spain

Address

Josepha Valcarcel 28
Madrid

KORPS LANDELIJKE POLITIEDIENSTEN

Netherlands

Address

Driebergen

KURATORIUM FUR VERKEHRSSICHERHEIT

Austria

Address

Siebenbrunnengasse 21
Vienna

MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF PSYCHOLOGY

Netherlands

Address

Universiteitssingel 40
Maastricht

MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTITUTE

Poland

Address

Jagiellonska Str. 80
Warsaw

MYKOLAS ROMERIS UNIVERSITY

Lithuania

Address

S. Zukausko 12
Vilnius

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

Mannerheimintie 166
Helsinki

NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Norway

Address

Lovisenberggaten 6
Oslo

REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA, MINISTRSTVO ZA PROMET

Slovenia

Address

Trzaska 19
Ljubliana

SIPSIVI SOCIETA ITALIANA DI PSICOLOGIA DELLA SICUREZZA VIARIA

Italy

Address

Via Xxviii Aprile N 7
Cuneo

STATENS VAG OCH TRANSPORTFORSKNINGSINSTITUT

Sweden

Address

Olaus Magnus Vag 35
Linkoping

SWOV INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH

Netherlands

Address

Duindoorn 32 - (Postal Code: 2262 Ar)
Leidschendam

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK (DTU)

Denmark

Address

Anker Engelunds Vej 1, Building 101a
Kgs, Lyngby

TRANSPORTOKONOMISK INSTITUTT (INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS)

Norway

Address

Grensesvingen 7
Oslo

TUV RHEINLAND CONSULTING GMBH

Germany

Address

Am Grauen Stein
Cologne

U.O.C. TOSSICOLOGIA FORENSE E ANTIDOPING - AZIENDA OSPENDALIERA - UNIVERSITA DI PADOVA

Italy

Address

Via G. Falloppio N. 50
Padova

UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID

Spain

Address

Plaza De Santa Cruz N 8
Valladolid

UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM HEIDELBERG

Germany

Address

Im Neuenheimer Feld 672
Heidelberg

UNIVERSITE DE CAEN - BASSE NORMANDIE

France

Address

Esplanade De La Paix
Caen Cedex

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

Links

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

Denmark

Address

Norregade 10
Copenhagen

UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

Netherlands

Address

Broerstraat 5
Groningen

UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN

Netherlands

Address

Oude Boteringestraat 44
Groningen

UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED

Hungary

Address

Dugonicster 13
Szeged

UNIVERSITY OF TURKU

Finland

Address

Turku