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DUIā€™S: 3 Easy Steps to Avoiding a Conviction

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Driving while under the influence is not a charge anyone wants on their record. It increases your insurance costs, may impact your employability, and could potentially make it difficult to obtain credit or housing. You absolutely must protect yourself from getting a DUI conviction on your record.

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1. If you choose to drink, donā€™t drive.

This seems like such a simple concept, and it is right now because you are sober. The time to decide about driving is before you even drink. Find a friend who can drive for the group, having a designated driver prior to your event makes sense. Take turns being the designated driver for the groups so that everyone has a chance to help. Also, think about adding another designated driver if you have a large group.

Walk to the event. If at all possible, consider walking. Bear in mind, though, that when you are returning home, it will most likely be very late in the evening. Make sure the route is safe and that you would not be walking alone. Do not ride a bike. It is also against the law to ride a bicycle while intoxicated. [Read more…]

How A DUI Conviction Can Affect Your Life

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Driving under the influence (DUI) is the criminal offense of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs or alcohol, including drugs prescribed by physicians. For alcohol, a drunk driver’s level of intoxication is determined by measuring their blood alcohol content (BAC). There’s a specific threshold level, such as a BAC measurement of 0.05%, which defines criminal offense if exceeded. According to the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety, about a third of all drivers who die in car crashes in the U.S. have blood alcohol concentrations of 0.08% or more. By legal definition, the criminal offense may not actually involve driving of the vehicle, but may broadly include having physical control of the car while intoxicated, even if the individual charged is not actually driving. [Read more…]

DUI: Effective Tools in Tracing Alcohol and Drug Use

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Driving under the influence is among the top offenses on the road in the U.S. Every year, an estimated 10,000 people get killed due to alcohol-related crashes. Since 30 years ago, statistics showed that alcohol-related accidents have claimed the lives of more than 440,000 people.

And just recently, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that all the 50 U.S. states follow a cut-off of 0.05 for the blood alcohol content instead of the current 0.08 standard. The board also urged all courts to act on drunk driving cases.

The NTSB believes that lowering the blood-alcohol content standard could save some 800 lives each year. Apart from the U.S., there are also over 100 countries worldwide that have set their BAC limits to 0.05 or lower.

Authorities in the country continue to find ways to reduce, if not totally eliminate, cases of driving under the influence. They are also utilizing technology in an effort to easily track offenders even before they can cause harm to people and properties.
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