Dehydration can impair driving as much as alcohol

A new study has found that drivers who are dehydrated can be just as careless as those who are drunk or on drugs.

Dehydration can impair driving as much as alcohol

A new study has found that drivers who are dehydrated can be just as careless as those who are drunk or on drugs.

A study led by Loughborough University in the UK has revealed that drivers make far more mistakes, such as late braking and lane drifting, when they are suffering from dehydration.

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