Question 7709
If a driver drinks alcoholic beverages, can it affect stopping distance?
- No, because the driver's condition does not affect this distance.
- Yes, because it affects the driver's reaction time.
- No, because it does not affect the braking distance needed to stop.
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Correct answer: Yes, because it affects the driver's reaction time.
Yes. Alcohol makes you take longer to react, and during that time the car moves without braking. This increases your reaction distance, which is part of your stopping distance. Your condition does affect that distance.