Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here Scientific Facts about Intoxication While Driving »
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- Everyday we hear and listen how drugs and alcohol reacts in our bodies. It is about their side effects on body organs such as liver and kidneys, and also its reaction on the body movement especially while driving. Here are some important facts about the body’s reaction to alcohol when you drive car.
Impact of Alcohol on Your Motor Reflexes
Alcohol effects varies, depending on the person and their tolerance related to their age, weight, and diet. In major cases blood alcohol content of 0.01-0.05% is considered subclinical and it results in normal behavior and slowed reflexes are same as someone has not slept after a day long.
If you get blood alcohol level of 0.03-0.12% then you are considered in the Euphoria stage that results in a loss of critical judgment, emotional instability and the impairment of general perception, memory and comprehension. In simple words it means that you lose the basic skills which are needed to operate a motor vehicle properly. In other effects you can have drowsiness which is dangerous and everything from visual acuity, to glare recovery, to sense motor coordination can reduce all.
When your blood alcohol level reaches at 0.10%, it means you reach the confusion level which will result in loss of motor control, visual disturbances and dizziness. After this point, you reach dangerous levels of Stupor and even Coma.
Driving Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated
You can lose some necessary skills to handle a car when your blood alcohol level is 0.03%, for some people it can be even lower. Even at 0.01% blood alcohol level accident risks are higher. And it gets higher if your blood alcohol level is high. In some states 0.08% blood alcohol content is considered legally drunk while they are well beyond safe driving limits.
There is no doubt that driving a car when drunk is a bad idea. Even a single drink can increase the risk of an accident many times over. So when you will be having 0.08% blood alcohol level which is legal in most of states, the risks are infinitely higher, resulting in potential accidents or even deaths.
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Field Sobriety Tests »
When a driver is stopped over for by a police officer on the suspicion of drunk driving, the law enforcement officer is expected to ask him/her to pass one or more field sobriety tests, in order to check whether a driver is under the influence of alcohol by evaluating the examination of mental and physical activities.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are three tests which have been examined and labeled Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. These include the Walk and Turn, One Leg Stand and Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus.
1. Walk and Turn
The driver will be asked by the law enforcement officer to walk in a straight line, heel to toe, and then turn and walk the other way. This test is used to evaluate a driver’s balance and power to abide by directions.
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The Difference Between DUI and DWI? »
Ever wondered that what is the difference between DUI and DWI? Basically, they both are the same. DUI stands for driving under the influence, whereas DWI means driving while intoxicated.
Depending upon the state law, the two terms are used interchangeably in order to describe impaired or drunken driving. Some state laws may refer to it as DUI while others call it DWI.
Nevertheless, some states where both terms are used, DWI is usually referred to driving while intoxicated of alcohol, whereas DUI is used in cases when the driver is charged with being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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