A methodology to explore the road safety impact of fitness to drive solutions for commercial drivers: The PANACEA project

In Europe, one in four road deaths occurred in an accident involving a goods vehicle in 2018 (ETSC 2020). Commercial drivers are at higher risk for suffering from physiological, psychological and prescribed medication and illicit drug use, including alcohol misuse. Fitness to drive or driver state monitoring systems integrate technologies able to detect altered driver states and provide them feedback. They constitute an emerging phenomenon, and their effects on changing people's behaviour to drive more safely, and in general, their impact on road safety should be better investigated.