Topic: The driver's condition · Nº 217 / 590
¿Cómo puede la depresión afectar la conducción?
How can depression affect driving?
- ARecopilar demasiada información, incluso en situaciones sencillas.By gathering too much information, even in simple situations.
- BProvocar una sensación de falsa seguridad.By causing a false feeling of safety.
- CAumentando las distracciones.By increasing distractions.
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- CAumentando las distracciones.By increasing distractions.
According to the Traffic and Road Safety Code and the General Driver Regulations, mental illnesses that affect attention, reaction or decision-making can be considered a risk to road safety. In particular, section 12 (perceptual-motor fitness) states that any impairment that puts the ability to drive safely at risk requires an additional assessment. Depression causes fatigue, low motivation and inner distractions, so it directly affects concentration and reaction time, making driving errors and states of distraction more likely. That is why depression directly affects the driver by increasing distractions.
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