Transactions on Transport Sciences 2018, 9(2):57-66 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2018.013

Factors influencing the outcome of the Medical-Psychological Assessment of speed-affine drivers in Germany

T. Wagner, L. M. Uhlmann, D. DeVol, I. Rethfeldt

In Germany, offenders with severe or repeated violations of traffic rules are required to pass a Medical-Psychological Assessment (MPA) to regain their driving licence. The most common offence is speeding. The present research analysed 104 MPA files from speeding offenders in order to determine whether delinquency-related variables or characteristics of the driver's behaviour change process predicts the MPA outcome (positive or negative relapse risk). The results show that characteristics of the offences themselves (e.g. the number of speed violations) do not serve as valid predictors. However, whether the offenders had voluntarily participated in a driver improvement program prior to the MPA did predict the MPA outcome. Moreover, the most suitable predictors were problem awareness and self-criticism demonstrated in the psychological assessment. Furthermore, the results underpin the suitability and utility of the MPA as a measure to evaluate relapse risks. Keywords: speeding; repeat offender; Medical-Psychological Assessment, MPA; relapse risk

Keywords: speeding; repeat offender; Medical-Psychological Assessment, MPA; relapse risk

Received: April 3, 2018; Accepted: December 5, 2018; Prepublished online: December 20, 2018; Published: December 22, 2018  Show citation

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Wagner, T., Uhlmann, L.M., DeVol, D., & Rethfeldt, I. (2018). Factors influencing the outcome of the Medical-Psychological Assessment of speed-affine drivers in Germany. Transactions on Transport Sciences, 9(2), 57-66. doi: 10.5507/tots.2018.013
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