According to the manual, what does alcohol's false confidence lead a driver to do?
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A.
Take greater risks, thinking their driving is better than it is Correct
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B.
Slow down because reaction time feels sluggish
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C.
Notice no change until BAC reaches 0.08
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D.
Misjudge risks only when alcohol is combined with drugs
The answer is "Take greater risks, thinking their driving is better than it is"
The manual says alcohol gives false confidence, so a driver may take greater risks because they think their driving is better than it really is. Option B swaps that for a compensation rule of thumb (drinkers drive slower to be safe); the passage never ties false confidence to slowing down, it ties it to taking greater risks.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Slow down because reaction time feels sluggish
The manual links false confidence to taking greater risks, not to slowing down; slowing down is not the stated consequence anywhere in the alcohol section. Reaches for the compensation rule of thumb that a drinker who notices sluggish reactions will drive slower to make up for it.
C. Notice no change until BAC reaches 0.08
The manual says alcohol affects most areas of the brain and that no one drives as well after drinking, well before any legal threshold. Reads the 0.08 legal limit as the point where alcohol's effects begin rather than the point where the law treats a driver as impaired.
D. Misjudge risks only when alcohol is combined with drugs
The manual lists alcohol's false-confidence effect on its own, with no combination requirement. Carries over a warning from the medications section, where the manual flags mixing drugs with alcohol, and applies it to the alcohol list.
This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 4, Your Driving: Alcohol," p.42..
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