Keeping Fit to Drive

1. Keeping Fit to Drive

2. Fatigue Types of Fatigue • Normal fatigue • Emotional fatigue • Fatigue caused by disease

3. Symptoms of Fatigue Mental • Slowed judgment • Impaired concentration • Impaired memory • Unreasonable emotional responses Physical • Tired muscles • General bodily sensations • Sleepiness • Tired feeling in head • Pains in back and head • Muscle pain and soreness • Stiffness in joints • Swelling of hands and feet

4. Fatigue Related Driving Problems Driving Process Search Identify Predict Decide Execute • Tendency to stare • Trouble concentrating • Loss of memory • Slowed reactions • Reduced co-ordination • Irritability/aggressiveness vs

5. Delaying Fatigue When Driving • Avoid long drives • Avoid anger • Change drivers • Keep eyes moving • Let in fresh air • Adjust temperature • Wear seat belt • Avoid leaning forward • Wear good sunglasses • Avoid alcohol • Stop periodically Only rest will relieve fatigue!

6. Emotions • Understand your own personal makeup • Identify and avoid situations that upset you • Plan trips to reduce stress

7. Prevent Situational Road Rage • Expect others to make mistakes • Do not underestimate others/drivers’ capacity to cause trouble • Remember emotions are contagious • Direct emotions to actions not individuals • Delay driving when upset / ask someone else to drive • Avoid making eye contact with an aggressive driver • Do not make obscene gestures

8. Prevent Situational Road Rage • Use your horn sparingly and for specific reason • Stay out of the passing lane when not passing another vehicle • Signal before changing lanes • Use turn signal prior to any change of direction • Avoid blocking right-hand turn lanes • Do not tailgate • If you must drive slow, pull over to allow traffic to pass • Avoid unnecessary use of high beam headlights

9. Prevent Situational Road Rage • Stop at the side of the road to talk with pedestrians or other drivers, not in a travel lane • Steer off the road and stop if you must use car phone • Do not inflict loud radio music or noise on neighboring cars • Do not take more than one parking space • If you’re not disabled, do not park in a designated disabled parking space • Do not allow your car door to hit the vehicle parked next to you

10. Prevent Situational Road Rage “He who blows a fuse often is usually in the dark.” - a wise guy

11. Prevent Situational Road Rage

12. Temporary Illness • Headache • Allergies • Cold/Flu

13. Drugs: Use & Abuse Types • Depressants • Hallucinogens • Stimulants • Narcotics Categories • Non-prescription or over the counter • Prescription • Illegal or Illicit

14. Depressants Alcohol (booze) Analgesics (pain pills) Anti-diabetics (sugar medicine) Barbiturates (downers) Sedatives (ludes) Hallucinogens Cannabis (pot) Lysergic Acid (LSD/acid) Mescaline and Peyote (mesc) Phencyclidien (PCP) Inhalants (fumes) Psilocybine (shrooms) Stimulants Amphetamines (speed) Caffeine (soft drinks/chocolate/coffee) Nicotine (tobacco) Narcotics Cocaine (crack/coke) Opiates (codeine/heroin/morphine) Designer Drugs (Ecstasy/XTC) Types of Drugs Among other effects, use impairs judgement - which can be fatal to the driving process!

15. Consider This! • Young drivers are involved in fatal crashes at twice the rate of drivers 21 and older. • Almost half of those killed in alcohol related crashes had not been drinking but were victims of drunk drivers. • More than half of all fatalities during holidays are alcohol related.

16. WHISKEY @ 80o (80 proof about 40%) (100 proof about50%) 1 oz.(shot) 0.40 0.40ounces of ethyl alcohol BEER @ 4.5% 12 oz. 0.045 0.54ounces of ethyl alcohol • MARGARITA • Tequila (80o) Triple sec (60o) • 1.5 oz. 0.5 oz. • 0.40.3 • 0.6 + 0.15 =0.75ounces of ethyl alcohol • COOLER @ 5.0% • 12 oz. • 0.05 • 0.60ounces of ethyl alcohol MARGARITA = 88% more alcohol… than a shot of whiskey.

17. Depression Anxiety Stress levels Reduces inhibitions Impairs judgement Ability to process information Hearing Speech Vision Walking Coordination Effects of Alcohol Driving Process Search Identify Predict Decide Execute Impairment begins with 1 drink! Sober Thoughts

18. Alcohol Effects By BAC Level Decision Making .03-.04 Release of Inhibitions .04 Reflexes .05-.10 Coordination/Motor Ability .10 Confusion/Disorientation .15 Stupor .20-.30 Coma .30-.40 Death .40 or more

20. Probability of Collision • BAC 0.04 five times more likely to be in crash • BAC 0.08 twenty five times more likely • In US 20,000/yr killed in fatal crashes • more than 400 per week Kentucky Presumed under the influence if BAC is 0.08% (21 yrs +) Less than 21 zero tolerance ( presumed under the influence BAC 0.02%)

21. Penalties for DUI • Social consequences for you, your family, your friends, and your community • Legal consequences can affect your life choices • Monetary consequences, perhaps the most insignificant effect of DUI, include, fines, attorney fees, insurance, loss of work, and many more

22. Jacqueline Saburido was a happy going university student who loved to swim, practiced flamenco dancing and loved to spend her time with family and friends. Today, Jacqueline is a survivor of a car accident with a drunk driver in Austin, Texas that left her burned and disfigured for life. Her passion for life has motivated her to want to make a contribution to society with the goal of reducing accidents involving drunk drivers.

34. Think about the consequences of your actions! Drive responsibly.