Does alcohol influence reaction distance?
A)No, the driver's condition does not influence reaction distance; it only depends on the vehicle's condition.
B)No, but it does influence braking distance.
C)Yes, because it affects reaction time.Correct
A driver under the influence of alcohol takes longer to react to traffic events and, therefore, more metres will be covered while the driver executes the desired action on the vehicle's controls (for example, emergency braking).
Reaction distance depends on the driver's condition and the speed at which we are travelling (the higher the speed, the more metres covered in the same reaction time).