Effect of Alcohol on Driving Behaviour

Since alcohol slows down functioning of our brain which results in delayed motor response, ability to think and react which certainly reflects our driving behaviour. The person who is drunk and driving may exhibit the following traits in his driving behaviour:

• Driving too fast or too slowly
• Rash driving
• Not minding the lane traffic and drive in wrong lane or in a zigzag fashion
• Running over the footpath
• Drive without indicating or signaling
• Turning vehicle abruptly
• Quick and jerky starts
• Failure to use headlights
• Ignoring road signs and signals