THE QUESTION OF THE 'CRITICAL SELF CHECKING' OF DRINKING DRIVERS

ZUR FRAGE DER "KRITISCHEN SELBSTUEBERPRUEFUNG" ALKOHOLISIERTER VERKEHRSTEILNEHMER

IN DRINKING TESTS, SUBJECTS WERE QUERIED ON THEIR DEGREE OF DRUNKENNESS. THE SUBJECTIVE EVALUATIONS OF DRUNKENNESS DISPLAY A TENDENCY TOWARDS PLAYING DOWN DEFICIENCIES WHICH ACTUALLY WERE PRESENT. THE ABILITY FOR CRITICAL SELF EXAMINATION IS CLEARLY REDUCED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT FOR A CRITICAL CHECK BEFORE DRIVING COMMENCES IS OFTEN NOT MEDICALLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE REDUCTION IN THE CRITICAL FACULTY RESULTING FROM THE ALCOHOL. THIS WILL APPLY AS LONG AS LIMITS OVER 0 PPM BLOOD ALCOHOL ARE ALLOWED.

Language

  • German

Media Info

  • Pagination: 415-8
  • Serial:
    • Blutalkohol
    • Volume: 13
    • Issue Number: 6
    • Publisher: Bund gegen Alkohol im Strassenverkehr eV
    • ISSN: 0006-5250

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01300222
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 7:45AM