Re: Drinking & driving

In article <dpdvv1$fg7$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, David Knowles says...

>
> No, it is not a matter of balance being 'shot' as you put it. I referred,
> quite accurately, to a slight unsteadiness, nothing more than that.

In other words, your balance was shot. If it wasn't, you wouldn't be
unsteady.

> This
> change of condition from the norm does not affect the ability to see what
> needs to be seen, assess it properly, and handle the controls of the car to
> make that car progress in a safe manner.
>
Yes it does. Your reaction time and thinking time are greatly increased
thus reducing your ability to react in an emergency.

> As for the matter of reflexes (or reactions?) and deliberate adjustments to
> driving style, please see my earlier comments in this topic.
>
Oh dear.

> I'm sorry Ian, but I think you are exaggerating the problem.

He isn't. You're suffering the standard booze fuelled over confidence
in your abilities when you're drunk. Because you've "got away with it",
you think you are right in your assumptions. However, had you come
across a situation requiring a very quick reaction, things would go
pear shaped extremely quickly.



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