Alcohol and cell phone associated effects on car drivers tested in an expeirmental roadtest

Abstract

The present study objectified the analysis of the physiological alterations in drivers who associate alcoholic beverages and mobile phone in the conduction of a vehicle. Practical tests in an experimental roadtest had been carried through, simulating common situations of transit, with four volunteers, who had lead a vehicle in different levels of alcoholemy and combined to the use of the mobile phone. After the accomplishment of the practical tests, it was perceived that with alcoholemy higher than 0,6g/L and the use of cell phone, 66% of the volunteers had not respected the landmark of the passage, 33% of them had wrongly understood the commands of the person who orientated and 100% of them had not correctly answered 80% of the tests of logical reasoning. It was concluded that there is not a parameter of safety of the usage of alcoholic beverages in the conduction of a vehicle, still observing the increase of the possibility of automobile accidents when associated to the use of cell phone