Driving with the flu can be hazardous

February 2, 2009 Lloyds TBS Insurance conducted a study using 50 healthy adults and 50 with colds, stress... and headaches.

The subjects were put through a driving hazard simulator. Results show drivers with colds were 11 percent slower in their reaction time. That's about the same as drinking a double shot of hard liquor.

Doctors say the symptoms of colds and flu can impair a driver's mood, concentration, reactions and judgment.

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