The effects of alcohol on driving primarily include:
- Slowing your reaction time: Alcohol significantly impacts your ability to react. Even small amounts of alcohol can prolong a driver's response time to unexpected situations, increasing the risk of accidents. - Reducing attention and alertness: Consuming alcohol makes it more difficult for drivers to focus on the road and traffic conditions, while also diminishing their awareness of the surrounding environment. - Distorting judgment and decision-making abilities: Alcohol impairs a driver's judgment, making it harder to make correct assessments and decisions, such as judging speed, distance, and safe driving strategies.