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If a motorist near your car suddenly veers towards you, your alertness will enable you to take quAilckohanodl dtimeinlyisehveasiyvoeuarctcion-. centration level, thereby seripouasslyenengedrasn’ glievreisngasywouerllliafse,oytohuer mAofttoerrisatscoenrttahienraomado.unt of alcohol consumption, your vision cwahnebnedhrievaivniglyaaloffnegctehde. rIonafda,citt, may look like there is a fork in thIen raodadditailolnth, yeotuimleo.se depth of vision. This is when you cannboetwcoerernecytolyujrudcager tahneddtihsteaonnce iwnhfircohnitsosfpyoottuin. Pgetrhiipnhgesroaultvoisfitohne, ’corner’ of your eye, is also compromised.
*Additional information has been sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ann-Susan Adams