Don't Drink and Drive Over 55 -- Years, That Is
Yet one more reason to hate getting older. If you're 55 or older, one drink may do you in. At least, for driving . According to a new study, once you reach a certain age, "T hat single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver." newswise.com reports that research showed that a blood alcohol level of 0.08, all states' legal driving limit, or equal to just one drink, can affect the driving abilities of older drivers. “These simulations have been used a lot in looking at older adults, and they have been used at looking how alcohol affects the driving of younger adults, but no one’s ever looked at the combination of aging drivers and alcohol,” the Web site quotes University of Florida doctoral candidate Alfredo Sklar. In one part of the study r esearchers put together a group of 25-to-35-year-olds and another one of people ages 55 to 70. Each group was completely sober. On a s imulated winding 3-mile stretch of country road, researc...