DEHYDRATION HAS SAME IMPACT ON ROAD SAFETY AS DRINK-DRIVING

Published time: April 18, 2015 19:13Edited time: April 19, 2015 04:33Reuters / Russell Cheyne A new study has found that drivers who are dehydrated can be as dangerous as those who are drunk or on drugs. Participants made twice as many mistakes as those who were hydrated. The study which was led by Professor Ron Maughan, from Loughborough University and was published in the journal Physiology and Behavior, showed that drivers who drank only 25 ml of water an hour made more than twice the number of mistakes as drivers who had drunk enough water, The Telegraph reported. “We all … Continue ReadingDEHYDRATION HAS SAME IMPACT ON ROAD SAFETY AS DRINK-DRIVING