Hilltopper Advantage Workshop Series

Pre-Spring Break Event

NASCAR DUI Simulator

• Wednesday, February 27, 2008 in Ragsdale Lobby
• 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Sponsored by Brown Distributing and the Alcohol & Other Drug Task Force

The NASCAR DUI Simulator can adjusts for gender, body weight, number of drinks consumed to compute and display an estimated Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC).

The driving scenario will cycle between several different preset scenarios that will be randomly assigned so that no driver will see the same scenario in succession.  All the scenarios will have a couple of places where anticipation and rapid response will be necessary to avoid an accident.  Nominally 20 different short (1-2 minute) scenarios will be provided.  Additional scenarios based on specific user requirements may be included.

The response of the simulated vehicle to the driver's inputs as well as the visual field-of-view will be degraded based on the simulated BAC level such that it will be difficult to avoid an accident when the driver is “DUI.”

Accidents are simulated with a cracked windscreen and the sound of crushing metal and breaking glass.

There will be appropriate educational messages can be displayed following a “safe” drive or DUI condition and the simulation will revert back to the splash screens.