Step 33 of 35Fit to drive: alcohol, drugs, medicines and fatigue
Chapter 11 · 12 rules

Fit to drive: alcohol, drugs, medicines and fatigue

Know how alcohol, drugs, medicines and tiredness affect driving and what happens at a check.

1. Why alcohol is dangerous2. Alcohol checks3. Consequences4. Drugs and medicines5. Tiredness and medical fitness

Section 1Why alcohol is dangerous

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What alcohol does

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Alcohol lowers your concentration and slows your reactions. It makes you overconfident and tired. Because you react more slowly, your reaction distance grows (see Lesson 25).

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  1. Who can be tested
  2. Breath test
  3. Result letters
  4. Breath analysis
  5. Blood test
  6. Refusing the test
  7. What happens after the test
  8. Drug test
  9. Mixing and medicines
  10. Rest breaks
  11. Medically unfit

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