A well-fed driver is a dangerous driver
Do you have a bad cold? Don't drive. Runny nose and fever, you can be no less dangerous than a drunk driver.
Do you have a bad cold? Don't drive. Runny nose and fever, you can be no less dangerous than a drunk driver.
These facts are confirmed by doctors and specialists of the Regional Road Transport Center.
“I saw a patient, a professional driver. He was so sick that he could hardly walk. I explained that he couldn't drive like that. But he shook his head and repeated that he needed to go to work, says one of the doctors from Lodz. He adds that weakness or fever leads to a significant weakening of concentration. Sneezing can also be a threat to a sick driver. It is unlikely that anyone realizes that a driver traveling at a speed of 80 km / h, sneezing, then drives up to 45 meters with his eyes closed.
“Closing your eyes while sneezing is a natural and unconditioned reflex,” says Krzysztof Kolodzieski, physician and deputy director of treatment at the Leczyce hospital. - If we are sick or have a cold, our psychomotor performance drops significantly.
What many of us don't know is that there are a number of over-the-counter cold remedies that are detrimental to our physical and mental health. Even after a small dose of this medicine, you may experience difficulty concentrating, blurred vision, and delayed reactions.
- When we are sick, it seems to us that we have a headache, a stuffy nose. Instead of focusing on what happens on the road, we think about feeling worse. And this limits the correct execution of maneuvers, adds Tomasz Katzprzak, Deputy Director of SLOVA in Łódź.
“Sufficiently fast reaction time when driving a car is of key importance for the safety of the driver, his passengers and other road users,” he says.
Zbigniew Veseli, director of the Renault driving school. – Weakened concentration significantly reduces the control over the car and the correct execution of maneuvers, even when driving short and seemingly safe sections.
The police also warn against getting behind the wheel of the sick.
“Symptoms such as fever or general weakness will definitely slow down your reflexes,” says the sergeant. staff. Grzegorz Wawryszczuk from Lodz Highway. - It is known that a driver with a high temperature during the inspection will not be fined, but we can definitely warn him that driving in such a state is not necessarily the right decision.
