There is much to do in South Australia to overcome the high rates of trauma on our roads and the AMA(SA) considers road safety an important public health issue. The costs of road safety pale compared to the costs of trauma our members witness in hospitals on a daily basis and on the sometimes long and painful roads to recovery.

The AMA(SA) Road Safety Committee lobbies for measures that make people on the roads safer. Fitness to drive is one of the issues the AMA(SA) is currently involved in. The committee is seeking reform of the Motor Vehicles Act to ensure patient confidentiality is maintained - except where the doctor believes the patient's health poses a serious risk to their or others' safety on the roads.

For further information email AMA(SA).