Drivers where tested on various driving exercises before they had been drinking. they were given alcoholic beverages of their as bals increased

A steady decline in driving ability occurred as BALs increased. There are also some hazards of driving in drunk condition.

EXPLANATION:

There are five things you have to consider to drive while you drunk:

1.Decision Making and Poor Judgment  

You must be able to stay in your lane, adjust your speed, give proper space and attention to other vehicles on the road, and follow traffic signals. Alcohol will drastically increase your chances of having an accident due to how much it can downgrade your attention span. Alcohol will damage this ability.

2.Lack of Coordination and Slowed Reaction Time

Drinking alcohol will cause the body to respond more slowly to particular situations. Due to your reaction time is slowing down, it will increase the chance of an accident because you will not be able to react to something that happens as fast as you will if you are sober.

3.Decreased Vision

Drinking can blur your vision, or make your eyes to move out of control. You might even partially lose control of your eye movements. This visual impairment can affect the way you judge the distance between your car and other cars or other objects on the road.

4.Increased the Chance of Having an Accident

Although traffic deaths have declined in recent years, there are still around 10,000 deaths caused by alcohol-related accidents each year in the United States. According to the CDC, alcohol cause, approximately, one in every three vehicle deaths in the country.

5.Potential Legal Ramifications of Drinking & Driving

All countries have increased punishments for these violations, and all violators will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly. Beyond the consequences, you must also report your DUI or DWI on any job application that needs information, and may not be able to rent a car. You may also be refused entry into several other countries because of your belief regarding alcohol as well.

LEARN MORE

If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we recommend you to also take a look at the following questions:

•Identify the laws that protect society from drunk driving?

•What is the percentage of teens that die from drunk driving?

Keywords: drunk driving, alcohol

Subject  : Advanced Placement

Class  : 10-12

Sub-Chapter: Driving