What kind of psychophysical impairment can drug consumption cause while driving?

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Drug consumption directly affects the central nervous system, altering the perception of reality. The correct answer is an erroneous perception of time and space. This means the driver may misjudge distances (seeing objects further away than they actually are) or incorrectly perceive the speed at which they are traveling. The other options are incorrect because drugs never improve driving abilities: they do not reduce braking distance (on the contrary, they increase it by lengthening reaction time) and they do not widen the visual field (they often cause tunnel vision, reducing it).

What kind of psychophysical impairment can drug consumption cause while driving?

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