Question

question 3 of 10
how do the safety hazards of sleep - deprived driving compare with those of alcohol - impaired driving?
a. sleep deprivation affects only nighttime driving, while alcohol affects driving at all times.
b. driving while exhausted and driving under the influence of alcohol create comparable dangers.
c. driving while sleep - deprived is always much safer than driving while alcohol - impaired.
d. sleep - deprived driving makes the driver relaxed, but alcohol - impaired driving creates anxiety

Explanation:

• Option A: Sleep deprivation affects driving at all times, not just nighttime, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: Both sleep - deprived driving (exhausted driving) and alcohol - impaired driving significantly reduce a driver's reaction time, judgment, and coordination, creating comparable dangers.
• Option C: Sleep - deprived driving is not always much safer; it has similar risks to alcohol - impaired driving in terms of safety hazards, so C is wrong.
• Option D: Sleep - deprived driving does not make a driver relaxed, and alcohol - impaired driving typically impairs judgment and coordination rather than just creating anxiety, so D is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Driving while exhausted and driving under the influence of alcohol create comparable dangers.