Study Indicates ADHD Drivers May Just As Dangerous As Drunk Drivers

Teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulty concentrating, which can mean trouble when they take the wheels of the family car, says Greg Fabiano, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University at Buffalo who is conducting ongoing research into ADHD driver safety.

One study from 2008 on the impact of ADHD on drivers, showed that people with ADHD who were sober performed as poorly on simulated driving tests as those motorists without ADHD who were legally drunk.



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Agent009 - 2/7/2011 3:01:52 PM

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Make sense. Teens already are more accident prone due to inexperience, more prone to distraction, and throw ADHD in there and it tips the scale.

2ndbimmer - 2/7/2011 8:49:52 PM

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This is ridiculous. I have ADHD and I have never been in an accident and I have not had a speeding ticket since I was 16. I am 31 now. I am a lot better driver than almost everyone on the road. I track cars, know their limits, understand the mechanics of the vehicle and I know how the vehicles systems will react.
But, could you imagine an elderly female asian with ADHD driving!?!?!?!
(since we are pointing fingers at people we assume don't know how to drive)

85bmw745i - 2/12/2011 2:26:35 AM

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I was going to say the same thing except I am 33. I don't just drive my car blindly. I get very involved when driving and take it very seriously. I observe and am constantly planning my escape routes should I need to make and evasive manuver. I study other drivers and their driving language.

bfghemicuda - 2/7/2011 10:06:06 PM

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In my day it was called daydreaming.