tUGS AND DRIVING
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L a Special Correspondent
NG-DISTANCE lorry drivers are iot required to conform to the high lards of physical health demanded ['line pilots, bui they cannot afford ke chances with their health, if only use—unlike pilots --they are not tally paid (Or sickness.
e Minister of Aviation has recently ed pilots of the risks of selfnistered drugs, so freely available J.
doubt whether many drivers take
sleeping tablets, but antibiotic drugs (penicillin and the various -mycins and -cyclines) and sulpha drugs are commonly prescribed to combat fairly serious infections. Tranquillizers and sedatives lengthen reaction times and should not be taken .by drivers without medical advice..
A whole range of drugs, in fact. could have dangerous side effects on the road. Anti-histamine drugs are widely used in "cold cures and in the treatment of hay fever, asthma and allergic rashes. Many nose-spray and drop preparations contain anti-histamines, with drowsiness as a side effect.
Pep pills (slid] as caffeine, dexedrine, benzedrine) used to maintain wakefulness can be habit-forming. They can also cause dangerous over-confidence, not to mention headaches, dizziness and mental disturbances.