Reaction Distance is Affected A study done byCar and Driver Magazinefound that driver reaction time was much slower when the driver was texting than when they was under the influence of alcohol. Reaction time was triggered by a red light inside the car. The light alerted drivers when to brake...
What Parents Should Know About the Effects of Alcohol on Driving Skills A teen whose BAC is 0.02 percent (approximately one drink), will be more relaxed, may exhibit an alteration in mood, and may experience some loss of judgment. There may be a decline in visual function, particularly when...
High school students were surveyed prior to and after the program at the test site and at a comparison location. The ultimate goal of the project was to identify effective strategies for reducing drinking and driving by youth and thereby reducing teenager deaths and injuries from alcohol-related ...
Alcohol consumption varies substantially across and within fifteen types of drinking occasion in Great Britain. Heavy drinking is common in most occasion types. However, moderate drinking is also common in occasion types often characterised as heavy drinking practices. Mixed-trade drinking occasions are ...
Overall, there is no empirical support for the optimism bias hypothesis. We do find that persons consuming a lot of alcohol tend to be more overconfident about their driving abilities and ability to handle alcohol. However, such overconfidence does not translate into over-optimism about consequences...
Murthy stated, “Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, increasing risk for at least seven types of cancer. While scientific evidence for this connection has been growing over the past four decades, less than half of...