Thinking You Are Fine to Drive May Still Result in a DUI in Ottawa.

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Thinking You Are Fine to Drive May Still Result
in a DUI in Ottawa

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One common mistake people make in regards to
operating a motor vehicle and driving under the
influence (DUI), is assuming they are perfectly
fine to get behind the vehicle.

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They believe their tolerance for alcohol is
much higher than compared to others, so do not
think they are drunk and can drive safely.

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Unfortunately, this is not always the case
because our abilities to properly gage our
performance decreases as we consume higher
amounts of alcohol.

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Alcohol can cause us to take greater risks, which
we would otherwise avoid while sober. As a
result, you could find yourself being charged
with impaired driving

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or Driving Over 80, depending on the results
from a breathalyzer test or other type of
acceptable test to determine the amount of
alcohol in your system at the time of the
offence.

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The laws regarding impairment are not always
concise, except in cases where the accused is
considered Over 80.

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Far too often, deciding whether a person is
impaired is left up to the police officer(s), who
made the traffic stop and their evaluation of the
individuals ability to safely operate the motor
vehicle.

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As such, there have been times when a person has
been charged with an impairment offence, even in
cases where they may or may not have consumed
alcohol or other substances.

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For instance, certain over-the-counter cold
medicines could result in an individual
exhibiting signs of impairment, when they are
otherwise not impaired by alcohol.

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Yet, the arresting officer mistakes these
symptoms as that of impaired driving. This is not
to say every case of impairment is the result of
the police not making accurate assessments,

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it is just to point out sometimes law enforcement
officers can make mistakes, as they are human and
have to rely upon the circumstances presented
before them to determine whether they believe a
person is impaired.

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The main thing to remember, if you are charged,
is calling into question whether you were
actually impaired from driving, as there as
different degrees of impairment.

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To better illustrate this defence, consider a
situation where you consume one drink at dinner,
then on your drive home are stopped and charged
with impaired driving.

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The question to be answered here was to what
degree were you impaired? Granted your ability to
perform certain functions may be reduced,

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but it is whether your ability to safely operate
a motor vehicle that truly needs to be answered.

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The courts and trial judge must be satisfied
beyond a reasonable doubt of the impairment. If
they are not, then it is possible to have the
charges dismissed.

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Even in cases, like a Driving Over 80 offence,
where it seems you are guilty, there are
sometimes other types of defences that can be
used to have charges reduced or even dismissed.

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If you have been charged with a DUI, before you
please guilty, call Ottawa DUI lawyer, Céline
Dostaler at 613.695.8595 for a free 30-minute
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