Interactions between sleepiness and moderate alcohol intake in drivers

By J. A. Horne

Subjects: Physiological aspects, Conduite automobile, Automobile driving, Alcohol, Physiological effect, Effets physiologiques, Aspect physiologique, Consommation d'alcool et accidents de la route, Alcool, Drinking and traffic accidents

Description: There has been much debate on whether the legal breath alcohol concentration limit for driving should be lower in the UK, as it is in several other countries in the European Union. This report describes the result of a three-year study into the interaction of sleepiness and moderate alcohol intake.