Holding in a wee is 'as bad as drink driving'

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Research has found that being desperate for a wee makes "the level of impairment on reason and problem solving equivalent to a 0.05 blood alcohol level." In other words, holding in a wee is as bad as being tipsy behind the wheel.

In an interview with the Jalopnik website, Dr. Peter Snyder, VP of Research at Rhode Island Hospital, and author of a study called "The Effect of Acute Increase in Urge to Void on Cognitive Function in Healthy Adults" explained why it is so bad for our driving judgement.

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