Driver Education Notes Mr Brown
Unit 2
Chapter 3
Handling Social Pressures
Alcohol's Effect on One's Health and One's Future
Alcohol and Its Effects on Driving
Effects of Alcohol Chart
How Other Drugs Affect Driving Ability
Distractions Can Increase Driving Risk
Use of Alcohol:
12oz of Beer = 1.5 oz of "spirits" = 5 oz of wine
3 things that have a big impact on alcohol effects:
1. Body Weight. 2.Experience 3.Tollerance
alcohol and water mix together completely - implications.
Miscibility (
/ˈmɪsəbəlɪti/) is the property of liquids to mix in
all proportions, forming a homogeneous solution. In principle, the
term applies also to other phases (solids and gases), but the main focus is
usually on the solubility
of one liquid in another. Water
and ethanol, for example,
are miscible since they mix in all proportions. From Wikipedia.
Alcohol proof is a measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in the United Kingdom and was defined as 7/4 times the alcohol by volume (abv). The UK now uses the abv standard instead of alcohol proof. In the United States, alcoholic proof is defined as twice the percentage of abv. The measurement of alcohol content and the statement of this content on the bottle labels of distilled beverages, also called liquors or spirits, is regulated by law[where?]. The purpose of the regulation is to provide pertinent information to the consumer. From Wikipedia
Implied Consent Law
When you have a New Jersey License you agree to a breath test following an arrest for a DUI. Refusal is the same penalties as a .10 BAC.
I expect you to remember what Mr Brown said about the constitutional implications.
Types of Tests for "BAC"
1. Field Sobriety Test
2. Breathalyzer
3. Blood Test
4. Urine Test
DWI Penalties
Under Age "No Tolerance" .01 to .08
30-90 loss of license
15-30 days community service
IDRC
1st Offense Alcohol level of .08
3 months year loss of license
$4000-$5000 in fines/fees/surcharges
Up to 30 days in jail.
IDRC
1st Offense Alcohol level of .10 or Drug Related
7 to 12 months loss of license
$5000-$6000 in fines/fees/surcharges
30 days in jail.
IDRC (Intoxicated Driver Resource Center)
2nd Offense Alcohol or Drug Related
2 year loss of license
$6000-$7000 in fines/fees/surcharges
Up to 90 days in jail (48 hours mandatory)
30 days community service
IDRC
3rd Offense Alcohol or Drug Related
10 year loss of license
$5500 in fines/fees/surcharges
180 days in jail
90 days community service
IDRC
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/hts/alcohol.html
Is it Murder?
First Degree - Deliberate. Deprived indifference to human life.
Typical penalty - 25 years to life.
Secord Degree - manslaughter. Did not mean it. Accidental.
Typical penalty - Probation to 15 years
Study these Links!
Auto Insurance after a DWI
Rates go up a huge amount! A typical example:
Female 1st DWI from $1400/year to $4800/year
Male 1st DWI from $1800/year to $5300/year
Candy Lightner of MADD page 43 in our book.
http://www.wic.org/bio/lightner.htm
Robert Anastas the founder of SADD
The History of SADD
http://www.sadd.org/history.htm