Blame it on the ALCOHOL

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)• amount of alcohol

in your system based on a test of your breath, blood or urine.

• illegal to drive if your BAC is .08 percent or greater

• You can be convicted if your driving ability is impaired.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI)

• Slows your reaction time

• Affects your vision

• Make you overconfident and unable to concentrate

• Make more mistakes

• Can be arrested even if you are below the level of legal intoxication

BAC is Affected by…

• The amount you drink • Your body weight or

size • Food you have eaten• Your tolerance of

alcohol • Any drugs

TIME IS THE ONLY

WAY TO GET SOBER

Other Drugs (DWI)

• prescription and nonprescription drugs impair safe driving

• It is illegal to operate a motor vehicle on Illinois highways with any trace of a controlled drug, substance, cannabis (marijuana) or intoxicating compounds in your blood.

DUI Laws• If convicted of DUI: a violent

crime will permanently remain on your driving record

Implied Consent Law: automatically consent to submit to certain tests

Statutory Summary Suspension Law: arrested for BAC .08 or more = suspended for 3-6 months at leastIf you refuse test = suspended for 6 months to 1 year.

DUI Conviction• 1st DUI = loss of license for

1yr., fined up to $2,500 & jail sentence of up to 1yr.

• 2nd DUI (within 20 years ) = No license for min. of 5yrs.

• 3rd DUI is a Class 2 Felony = 10 yrs., 3-7yrs. jail time & up to $25,000 in fines

• 4th DUI = No license for LIFE

Review1. What parts of driving does Alcohol affect?

2. What does BAC mean?

3. What factors affect BAC?

4. What is the only effective way to remove alcohol from the body?

5. Why can you get arrested/convicted for a DUI even if you are under the legal intoxication limit?

Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID)

• First-time DUI offender

• Apply for a Restricted Driving Permit (RDP) 5am -9pm

• BAIID installed and are responsible for all expenses.

Aggravated DUI

• Death or personal injury crash

• Class 4 felony

• 1-15 years Jail (depending on how many offenses) (more years for multiple deaths)

Drivers Under 21

• Under 18 Until (date)” is printed down the right side of the photo in yellow.

• Under age 21 & convicted of DUI

– No driving min. of 2yrs.

– 2nd DUI = min. 5yrs. or until 21 (longer)

– 3rd DUI = 10 yrs.

– 4th DUI = No Driving for LIFE

If license was suspended prior to age 21:

–Traffic School

–Take all Drivers test (written and driven)

Drivers Under 21

Practice

1.If arrested with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or more, an individual’s driving privileges will be suspended for at least three months.

True or False

Practice

2. Alcohol is the single greatest factor in fatal motor vehicle accidents.

True or False

3. What is the only effective way to remove alcohol from the body?

a. Strong coffeeb. Timec. Cold shower

4. If a driver is arrested and refuses to submit to testing, driving privileges will be suspended for three months.

True or False

5. It is illegal for persons under age 21 to drive with any trace of alcohol or drugs in their systems.

True or False

Practice

Practice6. Drivers whose licenses have

been revoked as a result of DUI must meet several requirements, including undergoing an evaluation for alcohol and drug problems and paying a reinstatement fee, to regain their licenses.

True or False

7. An individual’s driving privileges may be revoked under which of the following conditions?

a. Three reckless driving offenses in 12 months

b. Drag racing

c. Illegally transporting alcohol twice in 12 months

Practice

Practice

8. Driving privileges may be revoked for giving false information to the Secretary of State.

True or False