The University of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute (home of the National Advanced Driving Simulator) is seeking adults to participate in an impairment-related driving study.

Who:
• Alcohol users aged 21-34, 38-51, or 55-68
• Must be in good general mental and physical health
• Must be comfortable with consuming enough alcohol to be above legal driving limit
• Must be comfortable engaging with distracting tasks while driving the simulator
• Must hold a valid U.S. driver’s license and drive at least once weekly or at least 2,000 miles annually
• Able to attend 4 visits: 1 screening (2 hours - $10 regardless of visit length or eligibility determination), 1 evening into overnight (~8 hours - $25/hour), and 2 daytime alcohol dosing (~8 hours each - $25/hour)
• Able to arrange own transportation to and from all study visits (compensated $70 per study visit to help with transportation expenses)
• Must meet other eligibility qualifications
• Note: Urine drug and pregnancy screening and breath alcohol concentration measurements completed at all visits

Why:
• Evaluate different vehicle sensors and their ability to detect and distinguish different types of impairment, such as alcohol- and drowsiness-related impairment.

Platform: NADS-1, a motion-based driving simulator
Compensation: varies based on number of visits completed, ranges from $10 to $820 inclusive of transportation

How: https://redcap.icts.uiowa.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=CTYARFCYRDWWE3E8 for more information and to determine initial study eligibility

Even if you don’t qualify to participate or you aren’t interested in this type of research, please forward this message to anyone you know who may be interested. We greatly appreciate your help! If you have questions or concerns at any time, please feel free to email us at dsri-recruit@uiowa.edu. Please reference “NDMSA” when emailing.

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