DUI Laws and Drunk Driving Consequences

States are cracking down drunk driving incidents. DUI and DWI laws across the country are becoming more stringent and apply more diligently. Why is drunk driving, like much? What happens to your body when you drink that makes driving so dangerous?

Alcohol reduces the brain acts as a depressant. When you drink, some of the messages from your senses are sending to your brain is suppressed. That means that the car is stopped in front of you may not register with his brain, or can register to late to act. Alcohol in your system also makes you a distorted picture of how they are moving. You may think, for example, moving in a straight line when, in fact, are alarming in the whole room. When you are driving, this makes it almost impossible to keep straight on the road.

When you drink and drive, you are putting yourself at risk. Many drunk drivers are killed because of their poor driving skills. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States who are under the age of 24 years, and about 40 percent of these deaths are somehow related to alcohol. Many of those who in these statistics were drivers or passengers of drunk drivers.

So how dangerous is drunk driving? Containing alcohol in the blood of only 0.10, slightly above the legal limit, which makes seven times more risk of being involved in an accident that kills someone. If this level rises to only 0.15, the risk increases 25 times.

What about driving with a little alcohol in your system? What if you are driving under the legal limit? Are you still putting yourself and the people around you at risk?

Believe it or not, you could be. A content of blood alcohol of .04, for example, can increase the likelihood that someone involved in a car crash by 1.4 times. Each beverage is added to the system of the person increases the risk dramatically. Doubling the blood alcohol level to 0.08 increases the risk of a car crash 11 times more likely. So having "one more" could have devastating consequences.

So before you go in the car after a party, and stop thinking about risk. Are you prepared to live with the knowledge that his actions killed someone? Are you willing to put their own lives and the lives of their passengers at risk? If not, return the keys to someone who does not drink or call a taxi. The rest of the community will appreciate it.

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DWI Laws and Prescription Medication

At this time many of us are almost experts in driving under the influence / driving while intoxicated (DUI / DWI) laws. We know that the limit of our area, what the sanctions are based, and most of us take preventive measures to avoid ending up behind bars. What about prescription drugs? Many people are unaware that a large quantity of prescription drugs (and even some non-prescription) may lead to a DUI / DWI if a police officer believed to be affected. Below I will describe how this happens, how to avoid and what to do if you are charged with a DUI / DWI, due to prescription drugs.

How could this happen? Easier than you think! To give a personal example, the author was involved once in a car accident that caused relatively few shoulder injuries minor. In the recovery process, was prescribed medication for joint pain, and warned that it may cause drowsiness. Ever! A lot of prescription drugs for pain and anxiety can make the person they feel they have drunk a six pack! However, due to the stigma in our society is against drinking and driving, many people feel good when a prescription drug. After all, nobody believes that may be affected, and no one thinks they stand.

Surprising when it happens, that person could be easily stopped by the police. Once arrested, police are trained to detect drug side effects, after all, the side effects of legal drugs are not so far from illegal. At this point, the fact that his doctor signed it will have no effect on the rest of the game. That person will most likely be arrested for driving under the influence, and processed like any drunk.

This would be a shock to the system! The penalties for DUI / DWI however, no one wants to believe they were endangering public safety by driving under the influence. At this point the person described above shall be paid in any other criminal prosecution, and ending with a record. I have written other articles about the penalties for DUI / DWI, but to summarize, they lose time, money and a bit of freedom.

But what should you do if you've been charged with a DUI or DWI due to prescription drugs? The answer is simple and urgent contact a DUI attorney. DUI lawyers specialize in defending those accused of DUI, and may be able to mount a defense based on your exact situation. Most attorneys offer free consultations, so you have nothing to lose ... and freedom to win.

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A Brief History of DWI Law

The first law against drunk driving was passed in New York in 1910. Presently, all U.S. states had banned driving a car while intoxicated, which is probably more dangerous than riding in the same state. These early laws did not specify a maximum alcohol (concentration of alcohol in the blood) or describe the test administration accused of drunk driving. It merely stated that one should not drive drunk and left the police and judges to enforce the way they see fit.

The first BAC limit for drivers was created in 1938: that year, it became illegal to drive with a BAC over 0.15, or 15%. This number is based on studies by the American Medical Association and the National Security Council, who agreed that the investigation showed that a person with a BAC at 0.15 could drive reasonably well.

This remains the law in most U.S. until 1970. While activist groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched a campaign for stricter DWI laws and a more vigilant. Before this time, DWI was not considered an extremely serious crime, and police officers do not always meet very strict. MADD (and its students, SADD) believes that too many preventable deaths as a result of this lax attitude toward drunk driving. Which lobbied successfully to most states in reducing their maximum BAC of 0.10. Now, because of the influence of the federal government, all states have a maximum BAC of 0.08.

Other important changes in the law followed. MADD's participation was one of the factors contributing to the decision of Congress to raise the legal drinking age back to 21. Of course, MADD was not the only group to pay attention to this problem. From the 1970s until now, people have become more concerned and less tolerant of DWI offense. Sobriety checkpoints have become acceptable, when at one point they were considered very unfair or unconstitutional, even. For those under 21 years, BAC has fallen to 0.01, and legally should not drink at all (although in some states, like Texas, minors are allowed to drink in the presence of a legal guardian.)

A current controversy in the DWI laws is the issue of enforcement means a role to play in solving this problem. If a person is convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, which must be punished or rehabilitated? Penalty approach is not effectively address the problem, or rehabilitation approach is simply to let people off too easy?

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