Topic: The driver's condition · Nº 105 / 590
El consumo de alcohol, ¿altera la posibilidad de deslumbramiento de un conductor?
Does drinking alcohol change how likely a driver is to be dazzled?
- ASí, la disminuye.Yes, it makes it less likely.
- BNo, en ningún caso.No, never.
- CSí, la aumentaYes, it makes it more likely.
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Correct answer
- CSí, la aumentaYes, it makes it more likely.
Explanation
Under the effects of alcohol, a driver's perception of the traffic around them is altered and they are more sensitive to glare. There is also a phenomenon called the tunnel effect: we lose peripheral vision and only see the centre of the carriageway clearly. This also happens with speed.
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