Diazepam Impairs Lateral Position Control in Highway Driving

Overview

Journal Science

Specialty Science

Date 1982 Jul 2

PMID 7089544

Citations 47

Authors

J F OHanlon

T W Haak

G J Blaauw

J B Riemersma

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Abstract

Nine expert drivers operated an instrumented vehicle in tests over a highway at night after being treated with diazepam (5 and 10 milligrams), a placebo, and nothing. They reacted to 10 milligrams of diazepam with increased lateral position variability. Potentially dangerous impairment was inferred from the reactions of some subjects.

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