The effect of alcohol consumption on risk-taking while driving

McMillen, David L.; Wells‐Parker, Elisabeth

doi:10.1016/0306-4603(87)90034-7

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“…As the alcohol dose increased there was no further decrease in caution, even at BrACs in excess of 0.1 mg/l. Nonlinear dose effects have also been reported in a study comparing moderate versus high alcohol expectancy effects on risk-taking while driving (McMillen and Wells-Parker, 1987). In that study, subjects' risk-taking increased only when they were told that they had consumed a moderate alcohol dose.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…To date, studies of the effects of alcohol on risktaking while driving have measured visio-spatial acuity (Cohen et al, 1958), speed perception (West et al, 1993), accident frequency (Oei and Kerschbaumer, 1990) and the frequency of passing cars (McMillen and Wells-Parker, 1987;McMillen et al, 1989). In these studies, however, risk-taking behavior was measured in environments in which the subjects' behavior resulted in no salient consequences.…”

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Effects of alcohol on risk‐taking during simulated driving

Burian

Liguori

Robinson

2002

Human Psychopharmacology

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The effect of alcohol on judgement or conscious risk-taking may increase the likelihood of an automobile accident. This study examined the direct effects of penalty severity and alcohol on risk-taking in a novel simulated-driving lane-choice task. Thirteen male social drinkers received alcohol (0.3 g/kg, 0.5 g/kg, 0.8 g/kg) or placebo during each of four test sessions in a randomized, within subject design. In repeated trials, subjects selected, then drove through a cone-defined lane. Contingent upon performance, points were added (+ 5 for the narrower lane, + 3 for the wider lane) and taken away (- 1, - 3, or - 5 points per hit cone) after each trial. Risk-taking was defined as a selection of the narrower-width lane. The frequency of risk-taking decreased as the penalty increased. The 0.5 g/kg dose, compared to other alcohol doses or placebo, significantly increased risk-taking in the high-risk (5-point penalty) condition. This finding suggests that breath alcohol concentrations within current legal standards can alter a driver's decision-making such that the willingness to enter a high-risk situation is increased.

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Effects of alcohol on risk‐taking during simulated driving

Burian

Liguori

Robinson

2002

Human Psychopharmacology

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“…Early studies suggested a relationship between alcohol and risky bus driving (Cohen 1960); subjective valuation of risky alternatives (Teger et al 1969); and risky gambling choices among alcohol-dependent subjects (Cutter et al 1973). In contrast, more recent work has found that alcohol does not increase risk-taking under experimental situations such as driving simulations (McMillen and Wells-Parker 1987;McMillen et al 1989; but see Liguori et al 1999); and gambling tasks (Meier et al 1996;Breslin et al 1999). Rather than detecting any direct pharmacological effect of alcohol on risk-taking, these latter studies have implicated psychological factors such alcohol expectancy effects and sensation-seeking personality traits that may interact with alcohol effects on risk-taking.…”

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confidence: 92%

Alcohol effects on human risk taking

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“…Rather than increasing risk-taking through an attributional mechanism (McMillen and Wells-Parker, 1987;McMillen et al, 1989), expecting alcohol appeared to serve a compensatory function in the present study. However, risk-taking did not also decrease for subjects who expected but did not receive alcohol.…”

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confidence: 48%

“…In two studies of simulated driving, car-passing increased only when subjects were given the expectancy of consuming a moderate dose of alcohol, regardless of the actual dose consumed (McMillen and Wells-Parker, 1987;McMillen et al, 1989). While these procedures simulated real-world driving behaviors, they did not replicate the conflicting positive and negative consequences that are the hallmarks of actual risk-taking (Leigh, 1999).…”

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Differential effects of alcohol and alcohol expectancy on risk‐taking during simulated driving

Burian¹,

Hensberry²,

Liguori³

2003

Human Psychopharmacology

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This study examined the separate and combined effects of alcohol (0.0 or 0.5 g/kg) and alcohol expectancies (none or 2-3 standard drinks) on risk-taking using a simulated-driving lane choice task. In this task, risk-taking was operationalized as choosing a cone-defined lane with a higher relative probability of hitting a cone. When alcohol was received but not expected, the probability of a risky lane choice increased compared with when alcohol was neither expected nor received. However, when subjects both expected and received alcohol, the probability of a risky lane choice was significantly decreased compared with when alcohol was neither expected nor received. These findings suggest that the knowledge of dose received can differentially influence the pharmacological effect of alcohol on decision-making.

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The effect of alcohol consumption on risk-taking while driving

Cited by 35 publications

References 8 publications

Effects of alcohol on risk‐taking during simulated driving

Effects of alcohol on risk‐taking during simulated driving

Alcohol effects on human risk taking

Differential effects of alcohol and alcohol expectancy on risk‐taking during simulated driving

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