Question 7819
The use of drugs or medications can cause in the driver...
- a decrease in braking distance.
- a change in their physical and mental state.
- a better judgment of speed and safe following distance.
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Correct answer: a change in their physical and mental state.
Drugs and some medications alter the physical and mental state you need to drive without danger. They affect perception, attention, decisions, and movements, so you are less accurate at judging speed and distances. They do not shorten braking distance either, and because you react later, you need more space to stop.