Context, acute tolerance, and subjective response affect alcohol-impaired driving decisions.
Courtney A MotschmanOlivia M WarnerAndrea M WycoffClintin P Davis-StoberDenis M McCarthyPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2020)
Individuals differed in the distance they were willing to drive as a function of indicators of intoxication, implicating driving distance as an important contextual factor relevant to AID decisions. Individuals may simultaneously perceive themselves as "unsafe" to drive, but "safe enough" to drive short distances, particularly when BAC is falling.