Should you drive if you feel giddy after taking medicine?
Do not drive if medication makes you giddy, drowsy or otherwise unfit. Impaired alertness and coordination can make it unsafe to control the vehicle.
Drink driving limits and penalties, medication, fatigue, and how impairment affects reaction time.
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Do not drive if medication makes you giddy, drowsy or otherwise unfit. Impaired alertness and coordination can make it unsafe to control the vehicle.
Alcohol slows judgement, coordination and reaction time. Never drive after drinking because hazards require rapid, controlled responses.
Do not drive when fatigue makes you unfit, but working a night shift alone is not an automatic legal prohibition. Assess whether you are alert enough to drive safely.
Any alcohol can impair judgement and reaction time, so the safest choice is not to drive after drinking.
The prescribed blood-alcohol limit is 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, which is 40 mg per 50 ml; do not treat the limit as a safe target for driving.
A person affected by alcohol must not drive because alcohol impairs judgement, coordination and reaction time.
For the question "A repeat drink driving offender may face a jail sentence up to ___.", the correct answer is "36 months." because 1st time: fined between $1000-$5000,or six months imprisonment 2nd: fined between $3000-$10,000, and imprisonment for a term of up to one year Repeated: will face up to 3 times the penalty, a maximum of $30,000- fine and three years imprisonment.
For the question "The penalty for drink driving is a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 dollars or a maximum term of 6 months imprisonment, plus", the correct answer is "One year disqualification of driving licence." because alcohol and drugs reduce judgement, reaction time, and control, so the correct answer is the one that prioritises safety and compliance; the other choices such as "6 month disqualification of driving licence." and "9 month disqualification of driving licence." do not fit the rule as well.
Know the prescribed breath alcohol limit.
Drink driving can be charged below the prescribed concentration.
Repeat drink driving brings severe consequences.
Alcohol impairs driving ability.
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