Driving Under the Influence Rules of the Road 6 Driving Under the Influence

Alcohol as a drug Affects your overall driving ability Slows your reaction time Affects your vision Makes you overconfident and unable to concentrate Affects your driving even if your below the level of legal intoxication Number 1 reason for fatal accidents

Blood Alcohol Concentration BAC is the measurement of the amount of alcohol in your system Test of blood, breath or urine Illegal to drive if your bac is.08 or greater (21 years old or older) 12 oz. of beer, 5 oz of wine and 1½ oz. of hard liquor all contain the same amount of alcohol Time is the only way to remove the effects of alcohol, food, coffee and showers do not speed up the elimination of alcohol Usually, heavier people have more blood and body fluids to dilute the alcohol.

Other drugs Pain relievers Marijuana LSD Hashish Heroin Cocaine Morphine Amphetamines Cold remedies, antihistamines Prescription and non-prescription Many more

Driving Under The Influence (DUI) Serious offence if arrested, you will be taken to the police station or county jail You will be held until your bond is posted Legal fees can run thousands of dollars If convicted- remain permanently on your driving record.

Implied Consent Law you automatically give your consent to submit to certain tests following arrest for DUI

Statutory Summary Suspension Law If arrested and find to have a BAC if .08 % and/or a trace of a controlled substance, your driving privileges will be suspended for at least 6 months If you refuse to submit to testing, your license will be suspended for at least 1 year

Statutory Summary Suspension Law second offense within a 5 year period, license will be suspended for at least 1 year if you fail the test and 3 years if you refuse to test If you refuse, Officer will take your license at the time of your arrest and provide you with a temporary receipt allowing you to drive for 45 days If you refuse to submit to testing, it will be used against you in court

DUI Conviction – First DUI conviction will result in the loss of your driving license for a minimum of one year (21 or older) Maybe fined up to $2,500 and given a jail sentence of up to 1 year If you are convicted of a second DUI in 20 years, you will lose your license for a minimum of five years, sentenced up to 48 hours in jail or 10 days of community service, fines up to $1,200.

DUI Conviction – BAC .16 or more while transporting children under 16 greater penalties, including higher fines and community service or jail time.

DUI Conviction – (your day in court) If you are convicted of a DUI, you must meet the following requirements to get your license back High risk auto insurance – 3 years Reinstatement fee Lose license for a minimum of 1 year Undergo an alcohol and drug evaluation Successfully complete a rehabilitation program

Illegal Transportation of an Alcoholic Beverage/open containers No drinking by any person in vehicle Traffic citation to driver and passengers No containers that are opened may be in the passenger area May be fined up to $500 Second offense within 1 year, license will be suspended or revoke for 1 year

Parental Responsibility Illegal for parent /legal guardian to allow persons under 21 to consume alcoholic beverages or fail to control access to alcohol on private property

Contributing to DUI Illegal to allow someone to drive your vehicle if you know that person is under the influence If you provide alcohol to person under 21 fined $2,500, jail sentence up to one year and driving privileges suspended

Zero Tolerance Suspension Under 21 years old Any trace of alcohol – suspended for 3 months, if you refuse to submit to testing – suspended for 6 months Second offender, suspended 12 months if you fail, 36 months if you refuse to test License revoked 2 years if convicted of DUI

Detecting Drunk Drivers Law enforcement officials say there are several signs associated with drunk driving: Making wide turns Weaving, swerving, drifting, or straddling the center line Almost striking an object or vehicle Driving on the wrong side of the road Driving at a very slow speed Stopping without cause Braking erratically Responding slowly to traffic signals Turning abruptly or illegally Driving after dark with headlights off

Statistics and What you can do. You will make 2 posters Driving under the influence and or what you can do to help prevent keep a person/you safe after they drink. 20 points( 10 points each sheet) Neatness, spelling-grammar, illustration (color/ relevance),use of class time.