Abstract

Driving under alcohol or while under the influence of a medication that impedes the ability to control a car are punishable offenses. The study asks if the perceived legitimacy of law, the perceived dangers of driving, including detection by the police, and the individual inclination to engage in risky and imprudent behaviour influence the likelihood of committing those offenses. At a British university, 337 students took part in a questionnaire study. The results show that students are less inclined to drive under alcohol than under medication. Both are variously influenced by practical circumstances like the frequency of driving, of drinking and the actual taking of such medication, even pressures to drive regardless. Driving under medication is also related to legitimacy of law. The difference may come from the absence of a public narrative for driving under medication: some students fall back to their attitude to the law. Conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol o de algún medicamento que obstaculice la capacidad de conducir un automóvil son delitos punibles. Este estudio se pregunta si la legitimidad percibida de la ley, los peligros percibidos de conducir (incluida la detección por parte de la policía) y la inclinación a mantener conductas arriesgadas e imprudentes influyen en la probabilidad de cometer dichos delitos. En una universidad británica, 337 estudiantes respondieron en un cuestionario. Los resultados muestran que los estudiantes son menos propensos a conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol que de medicamentos. Ambos casos están influidos por circunstancias prácticas, como la frecuencia de la conducción, de beber y de tomar dicho medicamento, incluso presiones para conducir en cualquier caso. Conducir bajo los efectos de medicamentos está relacionado con la legitimidad de la ley. La diferencia puede radicar en la ausencia de una narrativa pública sobre conducir bajo los efectos de medicamentos: algunos estudiantes se amparan en su actitud hacia la ley.

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