Twenty per cent of all road accidents resulting in death or serious injury are caused by drowsiness at the wheel (Anon., 1999). This tiny bit of information illustrates just how serious and hazardous drowsy driving really is. Even modest amounts ... well as among medical professionals. The authors compared the relative effects of sleep deprivation and alcohol on the ability of 39 individuals (37 men and 2 women) to execute computerized performance tests. After 17 to 19 hours without sleep, subjects' test results were equivalent to or worse than those of people with a blood alcohol concentrat...

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... in a person's breath an element of the offense, and it did not require a conversion to blood alcohol content (Loeb 55). A conviction of impaired driving was and still is second to death penalty cases in the amount of documentation. There were five possible levels of punishment for a convicted violator of an impaired driving law. To determine the proper level, the sentencing judge ... every state for those under twenty-one to purchase or possess alcoholic beverages, it makes sense that no amount of alcohol should be tolerated for drivers under that age" (Kidney-tests.com). Many states ha...

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