Ponerse al volante sufriendo una gripe o un resfriado es mucho más peligroso que hacerlo borracho. Esta es la principal conclusión que se extrae del estudio realizado por la Universidad de Cardiff, en el Reino Unido, que asegura que la pericia de conductor se ve mermada en un 50 por ciento.
"The slowing of reaction times associated with having a cold is comparable to effects of known hazards, such as consumption of a dose of alcohol that would lead to a ban from driving (80 mg alcohol/100 ml blood) or having to perform at night. The OMEDA task also demonstrated that those suffering from a cold were less able to detect potential collisions. Comparison with a previous study using elderly participants (over 65 years) shows that the detection performance of young adults with a cold falls to that of elderly drivers. "
Por otra parte, también dice:
"ingestion of caffeine, which increases alertness, has been shown to remove the cold-induced performance impairments seen in laboratory tasks".
Comentarios
Yo por eso siempre que me resfrío me emborracho para conducir.
#2 O catarro dalle co xarro.
Como se entere la DGT nos folla vivos a multas este invierno.
dependera de la cantidad de alcohol
Pues conducir borracho y resfriado ya se debe considerar asesino en potencia.
¿De qué grado de alcohol en el cuerpo estamos hablando?
Los antihistamínicos no se recomiendan para conducir.
Estos estaban borrachos haciendo el estudio.
El artículo original es de 2012:
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/4/e001047
"The slowing of reaction times associated with having a cold is comparable to effects of known hazards, such as consumption of a dose of alcohol that would lead to a ban from driving (80 mg alcohol/100 ml blood) or having to perform at night. The OMEDA task also demonstrated that those suffering from a cold were less able to detect potential collisions. Comparison with a previous study using elderly participants (over 65 years) shows that the detection performance of young adults with a cold falls to that of elderly drivers. "
Por otra parte, también dice:
"ingestion of caffeine, which increases alertness, has been shown to remove the cold-induced performance impairments seen in laboratory tasks".