Question 319 in the bank

“Drinking alcohol has a negative effect on the driver’s ability to react”: Correct or incorrect?

  1. Incorrect. Alcohol has a positive effect.
  2. Incorrect. Alcohol improves your mood and your ability to drive.
  3. Correct answer: Correct. Alcohol is a suppressive drug.
  4. Incorrect. The driver feels that he cannot drive when he’s drunk.

Why this is the answer

The correct answer in the official bank: Correct. Alcohol is a suppressive drug.

Alcohol is a depressant: it slows down the nervous system. Reaction time gets longer, and judgement, vision and coordination get worse, which raises the risk of a crash. A better mood or extra confidence after drinking is misleading, because a drunk driver usually overestimates his ability rather than feeling that he cannot drive.

Topic: Safety. The bank marks it for these classes: Light truck (C1), Heavy truck (C), Bus (D), Motorcycle (A), Tractor (1), Private car (B).