Driving Instructors Branch of Unite the Union Special Edition | Page 40

Alcohol and Drugs

Support material workbook 3.3 & TA 2

•To understand how alcohol and drugs impact on a drivers performance.

•To identify how difficult it is to judge how much alcohol you have consumed.

•To understand how difficult it is to judge when you are safe to drive again after consuming alcohol.

Summary

This exercise aims to build on the fitness to drive scenario by encouraging the learner to consider how alcohol and drugs impact on driving by affecting the ability of the driver to think (this includes judgement), do(physically operate the vehicle), and how vision (seeing), and emotions (feelings) are effected.

Scenario

Phase 1 (In car) Duration 3-5 min max

This phase starts with the instructor asking the learner if they would like