The negative impacts of drink driving and how dangerous and deadly getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol is widely publicised.
There isn’t as much research about the negative impact of dehydration on driving.
One study funded by the European Hydration Institute and carried out by Loughborough University, UK in 2015 discovered some worrying facts about dehydrated driving.
It found that drivers who just consume a sip of water (25ml) per hour make double the number of mistakes than someone who is properly hydrated.
A comparable amount of errors made by an individual was that of someone with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 per cent – which is current drink-drive limit.
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Common mistakes made included late-braking, drifting within a lan and crossing lane lines.
A survey by Leasing Options revealed that around two thirds of drivers in the UK fail to recognise the major symptoms of dehydration.
In addition to this 58 per cent of drivers don’t do anything to prevent dehydration.
A 2013 study by two universities revealed that people who consumed a pint of water before carrying out mental tasks had reaction times that were 14% faster than those who did not have a drink.
However almost two thirds of people drink less than the daily recommended amount of water per day, with almost 20 per cent (18 per cent) drinking less than half than the required amount.
Racing driver Lucas Ordonez, inaugural winner of the Nissan GT Academy and today a NISMO (Nissan Motorsport) athlete, features in a video created to raise awareness of the impact of driving while dehydrated.
Dr. Harj Chaggar, medical consultant for NISMO, commented: “While many athletes are well-versed on keeping hydrated, many people outside the sporting sphere remain unaware of the impact of dehydration on physiological performance.
“Sweat-sensing technology built into a car is an innovative way of highlighting this, aiding prevention by warning the driver directly.”
In the video Nissan used a sweat-sensing technology which was created in conjunction with Droog to illustrate the point that many people cannot recognise the symptoms of dehydration.