ArticlePsychopharmacology2016
Drivers who self-estimate lower blood alcohol concentrations are riskier drivers after drinking.
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- Alcohol consumption for simulated driving performance: A systematic review.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of smartphone breathalyzer feedback on willingness to drive in moderately intoxicated individuals: A randomized trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Trial
- Using mobile technology to influence alcohol-impaired driving risk perceptions and decisions.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Trial
- BAC Feedback Lowers Perceived Intoxication and Increases Perceived Driving Fitness.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Within-Person and Between-Person Risk Perceptions Predict Driving After Drinking: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Mobile Health for Alcohol Use Assessment: Longitudinal Effects of Breathalyzer Self-Monitoring in Everyday Contexts.The American journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Self-underestimation of BAC as a predictor of risky driving in heavy drinkers.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Investigating the relationship between inaccurate blood alcohol concentration estimates, harm and other negative consequences.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Article
- Event-Level Predictors of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Intentions.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2020Article
- Curbing the DUI offender's self-efficacy to drink and drive: A laboratory study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
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Abstract
rationaleAlcohol increases the tendency for risky driving in some individuals but not others. Little is known about the factors underlying this individual difference. Studies find that those who underestimate their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) following a dose of alcohol tend to be more impulsive and report greater willingness to drive after drinking than those who estimate their BACs to be greater than their actual BAC. BAC underestimation could contribute to risky driving behavior following alcohol as such drivers might perceive little impairment in their driving ability and thus no need for caution.
objectivesThis study was designed to test the relationship between drivers' BAC estimations following a dose of alcohol or a placebo and the degree of risky driving they displayed during a simulated driving test.
methodsForty adult drivers performed a simulated driving test and estimated their blood alcohol concentration after receiving a dose of alcohol (0.65 g/kg for men and 0.56 g/kg for women) or a placebo.
resultsAlcohol increased risk-taking and impaired driving skill. Those who estimated their BAC to be lower were the riskiest drivers following both alcohol and placebo.
conclusionsThe tendency to estimate lower BACs could support a series of high-risk decisions, regardless of one's actual BAC. This could include the decision to drive after drinking.
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