Alcohol and Drowsy Driving

There is a great awareness of the effects of alcohol on the body and its ability to impair a person’s motor control. But fewer people know how dangerous driving while fatigued can be. Driving while drowsy is also a significant safety risk and contributes to thousands of accidents each year. This is especially true of single-vehicle accidents. Drowsy drivers are a threat to themselves and others. And the consumption of alcohol along with being fatigued is a particularly threatening combination.

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Effects of Fatigue and Alcohol

Drowsy driving is a dangerous situation that can put drivers and passengers at serious risk for injury. Studies show that accidents caused by drowsy driving are more likely to be fatal than other non-alcohol related collisions because of the delayed reaction and response time of the drowsy driver. The effects of alcohol only heighten fatigue in many people.

Fatigue and alcohol have been shown in a number of studies to result in a greatly decreased psychomotor control. The combination of these two factors is often substantially more dangerous than either one alone.

A lack of proper sleep and consumption of alcohol puts drivers at high risk for being impaired and limits their ability to control their vehicle.

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For more information on the effects of drowsy driving and DUI, please contact Rhode Island DUI defense attorney James Powderly by calling 401-662-9006 today.