Question 6375
If you consume alcohol, can your reaction distance increase?
- Only if you are not used to drinking alcohol.
- No, because the reaction time does not change.
- Yes, because the reaction time increases.
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Correct answer: Yes, because the reaction time increases.
Yes. Alcohol increases reaction time, and during that time the vehicle keeps moving without braking. At the same speed, you travel more meters before you start braking. Being used to drinking doesn’t protect you from this effect.