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Car Driver Knowledge Test – Alcohol and Drugs 1 Flashcards

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  1. How does alcohol affect your ability to drive?

    Answer: It slows your reaction time and impairs your judgment

    Alcohol impairs the brain functions needed for safe driving — reaction time slows, judgment deteriorates, and coordination is reduced — even before a driver feels obviously drunk.

  2. In NSW, roadside oral fluid (drug) testing detects the presence of:

    Answer: Cannabis, methamphetamine (speed/ice), and MDMA (ecstasy)

    NSW Police use oral fluid swabs to test for three specific drug types at the roadside: cannabis (THC), methamphetamine, and MDMA. A positive result leads to a laboratory confirmation test.

  3. A full licence holder in NSW records a BAC of 0.07. Which offence category does this fall into?

    Answer: Low range prescribed concentration of alcohol (PCA)

    A BAC of 0.05–0.079 is classified as a Low Range PCA offence in NSW. The legal limit is under 0.05, so 0.07 is above the limit and carries licence suspension, a fine, and demerit points.

  4. Which of the following factors does NOT affect how quickly alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream?

    Answer: The colour of your eyes

    Eye colour has no effect on alcohol absorption. Food in the stomach slows absorption, lower body weight means a higher BAC for the same amount, and women typically absorb alcohol faster than men due to body composition differences.

  5. Driving after combining cannabis with alcohol, compared to using either substance alone, will:

    Answer: Significantly increase your crash risk beyond either substance alone

    Cannabis and alcohol together produce a combined (synergistic) impairing effect that is significantly greater than either drug on its own, dramatically increasing the risk of a serious crash.

  6. If you refuse to submit to a random breath test (RBT) when directed by NSW Police, you:

    Answer: Face the same penalties as a high range drink-driving offence

    Under NSW law, refusing a breath test is treated as seriously as recording a high range BAC (0.15 or above). The penalties include immediate licence suspension, heavy fines, and a mandatory interlock period.