andy taylor asked: Driving while either intoxicated or drunk is dangerous and drivers with high blood alcohol content (BAC) are at increased risk of car accidents, highway injuries and vehicular deaths. Prevention measures evaluated include license suspension or revocation, impounding or confiscating vehicle plates, enforcing open container bans, increasing penalties such as fines or jail [...]
Ioan Margineanu asked: A very unfortunately common problem that is found in the United States as well as the rest of the world it the problem of drunk driving. Driving under the influence or DUI as it is known in the U.S. is the act of driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol [...]
Maria Palma asked: For many years now there have been arguments between DUI lawyers and law enforcement about the reliability of drunk driving analyzing devices. Lawyers have said that these analyzing devices are not reliable. They believe that these devices detect other chemicals in the body and mistake them for ethanol, or ethyl [...]
Maria Palma asked: When it comes to drunk driving, DUI attorneys have their own vocabulary and oftentimes these terms are misunderstood. It’s important to understand DUI (Driving Under the Influence)/DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) lingo and below is a list of the most common words:
Administrative License Revocation - this is known as a driver’s license suspension. [...]
Michael Pickering - LAC Lawyers asked: Part 5 of the Road Safety Act (Vic.) contains six types of drink-driving offences as follows:
1 Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (DUI);
2 Driving or being in charge of a motor vehicle while the blood alcohol content (BAC) exceeds or is [...]
Darren Kavinoky asked: “Alcoholic Beverage”
In order to be convicted of a California DUI or drunk driving (driving while impaired by alcohol, or under the influence of alcohol), it must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the person was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, which caused the driver to either drive without due [...]
Gabriel Adams asked: Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) laws vary according to the state of the offense. The most important factor surrounding any of these laws is that the repercussions are generally steep and severe. Due to the rash of drunken driving fatalities in the past half century [...]
Adam Hefner asked: DUI laws now entail reform which will continue to sweep the nation. In the past it was a few states that took the forefront when it came to arrests and prosecutions. Some instances may have seemed onerous or even is some cases unconstitutional. Yet, despite opposition. Many of these changes in legislation [...]
Patricia Woloch asked:
DUI laws are getting tougher all across the country. The blood alcohol content (BAC) limits have gone down, and the punishment rates have gone up. Getting pulled over is one thing, but it’s another when you have to get out of the car and discuss things over with the police, especially if [...]
andy taylor asked: If convicted of a DUI in California, you will likely be facing a combination of the following penalties:
A first time DUI conviction in California typically carries a penalty of between $390 to $1000 in fines. In addition to the fines, you will be required to pay anywhere up to $3000 in penalty [...]
