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Buzzed Driving is More Dangerous Than Previously Thought

(AAA.com) — The summer is always associated with backyard parties, cookouts, lazy days, and crazy nights at the beach. Drinking beer, enjoying a glass of wine, or indulging in a favorite spirit, is a popular way to enjoy the summertime and relax. Driving must be avoided when consuming alcohol. According to AAA.com, the effects of […]

Buzzed driving is more dangerous than previously thought

Buzzed driving

(AAA.com) — The summer is always associated with backyard parties, cookouts, lazy days, and crazy nights at the beach. Drinking beer, enjoying a glass of wine, or indulging in a favorite spirit, is a popular way to enjoy the summertime and relax. Driving must be avoided when consuming alcohol. According to AAA.com, the effects of alcohol on one’s ability to drive are significant. Most people do not even realize how substantially their ability to drive is impaired by alcohol consumption. Therefore, it is critical to the safety of everyone on the road, and to have the best summer possible, to avoid drinking and driving. Otherwise, people will get killed, catastrophically injured, and suffer permanent injuries that were avoidable because someone chose to drink and drive.

Alcohol immediately affects the brain upon consumption. Although the entire brain is susceptible to impairment from alcohol, the area of the brain That alcohol impairs most significantly is that area which permits clear thinking and good decision-making. This is the same area of the brain that controls a person’s inhibitions. The effects of alcohol are subtle. Most people do not even initially realize they are feeling the effects of alcohol. Notwithstanding, one drink starts to erode the person’s judgment.

Muscle control is a second bodily function That alcohol begins to impair. The small muscles behind the eye are highly susceptible to alcohol. That is why vision becomes blurry even after two drinks.

Naturally, clear and accurate vision is but only necessary to drive a car safely. Alcohol blurs vision; it makes objects difficult to observe clearly. Additionally, peripheral vision decreases with greater alcohol consumption. The ability to distinguish between certain colors also decreases. Distance judgment is also called into question. After having a few drinks, the driver’s ability to accurately judge the distance between the car and other objects erodes rapidly.

Reaction times decrease with greater alcohol consumption as well. Even after two drinks, the person’s ability to process information rapidly and translate it to an action slow tremendously. By the time a person has five drinks, the individual could slur speech, stumble, and fine motor skills are dampened.


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