SOME LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS

THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL ON DRIVING ABILITY IS INVESTIGATED USING CONTROL CONDITIONS IN A LABORATORY. THE RESULTS ESTABLISH THAT' /1/ IMPAIRMENT OF ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS COMMENCES AT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS BELOW 50 MG %, /2/ INGESTION OF ALCOHOL DISTURBS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS AND PERSONALITY IN A MANNER NOT YET UNDERSTOOD, /3/ GENERALLY, EXPERIENCED DRINKERS SHOW LESS IMPAIRMENT OF PERFORMANCE THAN INEXPERIENCED DRINKERS AT THE SAME BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL, AND /4/ AT A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 100 MG %, IT IS PRACTICALLY CERTAIN THAT EVERYONE WILL EXHIBIT MEASURABLE DETERIORATION IN SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES. /CGRA/ REFERENCES' HIGHWAY INVESTIGATIONS, RCMP QUARTERLY, OCT., 1965.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 31, No 1, PP 21-26, 2 FIG, 4 TAB, 21 REF
• Authors:
  • Coldwell, B B
  • , Crime Detection Laboratory
  • Police
• Publication Date: 1965-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Rcmp Quarterly /Canada/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol tests; Alcohols; Behavior; Driver performance; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Errors; Laboratory studies; Laboratory tests; Perception; Personnel performance; Reaction time; Safety; Testing equipment; Traffic law enforcement
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology; Test results
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219809
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 17 1994 12:00AM