If you are pulled over and it is suspected that you are driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you may be given a field sobriety test or subjected to several different types of testing to determine if you should be driving or not. It may start with a field...
Blood Alcohol Tests
How can cough drops and mouthwash affect truckers?
Think about your morning routine. You probably brush your teeth and eat breakfast. You might even gargle some mouthwash to be sure that your breath smells as fresh as possible. For truckers, including mouthwash in their morning routine could spell trouble because most...
What you should know about Breathalyzers
When a police officer asks someone to submit to a breath test to determine his or her blood alcohol concentration, the test is carried out on a breath testing device commonly called a Breathalyzer. Courts accept the results of this test as evidence of a person's BAC,...
Blood-alcohol concentration: A primer
In many drunk driving cases, your blood-alcohol concentration is a primary factor in the case against you. Knowing what the BAC is and how it is determined might help you to understand why this such an important consideration when you are facing drunk driving...
What happens when blood alcohol level reaches .08?
Any amount of alcohol in your system starts to impair you. Even with a blood alcohol level of only .02, you probably feel more relaxed than normal and your judgment is slightly impaired. By the time you reach .08, though, the impact can be much more severe.Commonly,...
Diabetes could lead to a DUI charge
When a person is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, it is believed that the arresting officered made an accurate decision based on field sobriety tests. But did you know that some health concerns, such as diabetes, could lead to a false conclusion by...
How is a blood alcohol test performed?
Authorities often order a blood alcohol test following a serious traffic accident that involves death and/or catastrophic injury. They may even order a test if no one appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. This test -- depending on how quickly it was performed...
Do Breathalyzers always work correctly?
In every U.S. state, it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content that is 0.08 percent or above. With this BAC or higher, police will consider drivers to be intoxicated and the drivers could be arrested and charged with DUI. There are three...
Diabetes can be mistaken for drunk driving
Many people in South Carolina have diabetes. In fact, it's been estimated that as many as 20 percent of the drives on the road at any given time are suffering from this disease. This is important because someone who has not had one's medication in too long could be...
What can affect breathalyzer tests?
Most people know that if they are pulled over while driving because they are suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, they will probably have a breathalyzer test administered to them. However, it is important to understand what can affect the results of...
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