Motorists who want to renew the license should also be controlled in addition to hearing the view. A support is the president of the Automobile Club Italian, Enrico Gelpi, spoke at a panel discussion with the chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Mario Valducci, with the President of ANIA Foundation for Road Safety, and the national secretary of ANA- ANAP (the National Association of Professional Audiologist), Conrad Canovi.
The problem is very "simple" as in the future we will witness an increase in the number of elderly people (mostly drivers) it follows that increase the number of people who get behind the wheel despite having hearing problems. And whereas today an Italian suffering from hearing loss in 3, the problem is important.
"The ACI calls for regulatory intervention - said Gelpi - incorporating new verification tests of hearing for the issuance and renewal of the license. The law now poses as the only requirement auditory perception of a conversation by not less than two meters away. It would be more appropriate to proceed to a hearing with measuring methods and scientific equipment.
" Ready the answer to Mario Valducci: "We are working in practice the idea of enabling legislation in two parts: the first with rules for all drivers, the second dedicated to operators and mobile professionals. In the coming weeks also present a measure introduced in the Criminal Code as a new road murder offenses.
"On this occasion, were presented the results of an investigation by the otolaryngology clinic in Turin at the facilities of the Automobile Club of provincial turin, Milan, Genoa, Florence, Rome, Naples and Bari, where motorists have voluntarily submitted to a free audiometric test to assess their physical abilities at the wheel, the test showed that 67% of people suffer from hearing loss, but half of them ignore it.
There is also another issue related to deafness and the bond it has with the distraction, which is the leading cause of injury: 20.5% of hearing impaired drivers does not include the news radio traffic, 17.4% did not perceive the conversation between the passengers and 16.4% often asked to repeat what was said by those who are sitting.
chesolo The study also showed 43.5% of motorists is underwent an audiometric assessment at the time of issue or renew a license. 
The problem is very "simple" as in the future we will witness an increase in the number of elderly people (mostly drivers) it follows that increase the number of people who get behind the wheel despite having hearing problems. And whereas today an Italian suffering from hearing loss in 3, the problem is important.
"The ACI calls for regulatory intervention - said Gelpi - incorporating new verification tests of hearing for the issuance and renewal of the license. The law now poses as the only requirement auditory perception of a conversation by not less than two meters away. It would be more appropriate to proceed to a hearing with measuring methods and scientific equipment.
" Ready the answer to Mario Valducci: "We are working in practice the idea of enabling legislation in two parts: the first with rules for all drivers, the second dedicated to operators and mobile professionals. In the coming weeks also present a measure introduced in the Criminal Code as a new road murder offenses.
"On this occasion, were presented the results of an investigation by the otolaryngology clinic in Turin at the facilities of the Automobile Club of provincial turin, Milan, Genoa, Florence, Rome, Naples and Bari, where motorists have voluntarily submitted to a free audiometric test to assess their physical abilities at the wheel, the test showed that 67% of people suffer from hearing loss, but half of them ignore it.
There is also another issue related to deafness and the bond it has with the distraction, which is the leading cause of injury: 20.5% of hearing impaired drivers does not include the news radio traffic, 17.4% did not perceive the conversation between the passengers and 16.4% often asked to repeat what was said by those who are sitting.
chesolo The study also showed 43.5% of motorists is underwent an audiometric assessment at the time of issue or renew a license.
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