Influence of ethanol on the ability to drive a motor vehicle
Vliv etanolu na schopnost říditmotorové vozidlo
Z laboratorních testů vyplývá relativně malý vliv etanolu na jednotlivé funkce ovlivňujícíschopnost řídit motorové vozidlo. Etanol např. v laboratorních podmínkách prodlužuje jednoduchýreakční čas překvapivě málo, při koncentracích kolem 1 g/kg 1,28násobně (5). Přesto jerelativní riziko smrtelné nehody řidiče osobního automobilu při koncentracích etanolu 0,5–0,9g/kg asi devětkrát větší oproti řidiči střízlivému (19). Tento zdánlivý rozpor se pokouší vysvětlitteorie problémového chování (problem behavior theory) (9).
Klíčová slova:
etanol - řidič - schopnost řídit motorové vozidlo - reakční čas - problembehavior theory
Authors:
F. Vorel
Authors‘ workplace:
Soudnělékařské oddělení, Nemocnice České Budějovice
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2004; (12): 721-723
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Fromlaboratory tests ensues a relatively small influence of ethanol on different functions whichaffect the ability to drive a motor vehicle. Under laboratory conditions ethanol protracts thesimple reaction time surprisingly very little, at concentrations of 1g/kg, 1.28 times (5). Despitethis the relative risk of a fatal accident of the driver of a motor car at ethanol concentrations of0.5-0.9 g/kg is nine times greater as compared with a sober driver (19).The problem behaviortheory tries to explain this apparent contradiction (9).
Key words:
ethanol - driver - ability to drive a motor vehicle - reaction time - problem behaviortherapy
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