Nicotine is a stimulant that improves driving performance and counteracts the effect of excessive alcohol consumption, and possibly reduces craving for alcohol consumption. Responsible alcohol consumption improves driving performance, since alcohol is a stimulant in moderation.
Smoking is certainly expensive, and reduces the amount of money that a customer can afford to spend on alcohol. The average smoke addict spends $50,000 to $100,000 on tobacco cigarettes in their lifetime. That would buy a LOT of alcohol. Thus smoking reduces alcohol consumption based on cost.
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"There's a report out tonight that 24-years ago I was apprehended in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a DUI. That's an accurate story. I'm not proud of that. I oftentimes said that years ago I made some mistakes. I occasionally drank too much and I did on that night. I was pulled over. I admitted to the policeman that I had been drinking. I paid a fine. And I regret that it happened. But it did. I've learned my lesson."
—President George W. Bush, CNN Larry King Live, November 2, 2000, Transcript
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MAINTAIN TOP SAFE SPEED sign may be used on highways where conditions are such that it is prudent to evacuate or traverse an area as quickly as possible."
—USDOT, FHA, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Chapter 2I. Emergency Management Signing, 2003 Ed