Car permit · Alcohol and drugs
How does drinking alcohol affect your judgment and your ability to drive?
Correct answer: It weakens both your judgment and your driving skills.
Answer options
- AIt sharpens your driving skills but weakens your judgment
- BIt leaves both your judgment and your driving skills unchanged
- CIt weakens both your judgment and your driving skills Correct
Why
Alcohol dulls the physical skills that driving requires, such as quick reactions and clear vision, and it also clouds your judgment about speed, distance, and risk. It does not improve any part of driving.
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Topic: Alcohol and drugs License: Car permit
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