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Drunk Driving

Operating a motor vehicle, or for that matter
even a bicycle or other human-poweredDrinking and driving is not the same as drunk
vehicle, after consuming alcohol or otherdriving or the other terms mentioned earlier.
drugs so that mental and motor skills areDrinking and driving means driving a vehicle
impaired is recognized as an act of drivingafter consuming an alcoholic beverage, or
under the influence (DUI) or drunk driving.driving while consuming one. Driving after
Illegal in most jurisdictions, drunk drivingconsuming alcohol is generally not considered
is responsible for a large number of deaths,illegal unless the driver loses his ability
injuries, and accidents every year throughoutto  drive  safely  as  defined  by  law.
the  world.
Even if the driver is not impaired, driving
The name of the specific criminal offence,while consuming alcohol is often illegal. In
depending on the jurisdiction, may be drivingsome jurisdictions, keeping an open container
while intoxicated (DWI), operating whileof an alcoholic beverage in the passenger
intoxicated (OWI), operating a motor vehiclecompartment  of  a  motor vehicle is illegal.
while intoxicated (OMVI), driving under the
influence [of alcohol or other drugs] (DUI),In the United States, all states set a BAC
or drunk in charge [of a vehicle]. Such lawslimit of 0.08%. Some states, however, slap a
are valid for boating or piloting aircraft,lesser charge, known usually as driving while
also.impaired, on a BAC of around 0.05%. All
states charge under-21 drivers who have
The guilt of the driver may be established bycommitted a drunk driving offence if alcohol
subjective tests of his impairment, or theis detected in their blood (set at .00%, .01%
measurement of his blood alcohol contentor .02% to be meaningful). The limit for
(BAC). BAC is expressed in terms ofaircraft pilots and commercial drivers is
milligrams of alcohol per milliliters offixed at 0.04%.
blood,  or  as  a  percentage.



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