Blame it on the

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• Blame it on the
• ALCOHOL

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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
  least
• If you refuse test suspended for 6 months to 1
  year.

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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

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• Review
• What parts of driving does Alcohol affect?
• What does BAC mean?
• What factors affect BAC?
• What is the only effective way to remove alcohol
  from the body?
• Why can you get arrested/convicted for a DUI even
  if you are under the legal intoxication limit?

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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.

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Aggravated DUI

• Death or personal injury crash
• Class 4 felony
• 1-15 years Jail (depending on how many offenses)
  (more years for multiple deaths)

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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

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Drivers Under 21

• If license was suspended prior to age 21
• Traffic School
• Take all Drivers test (written and driven)

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Practice

• If arrested with a blood-alcohol content of .08
  or more, an individuals driving privileges will
  be suspended for at least three months.
• True or False

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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 coffee b.
  Time c. Cold shower

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Practice

• 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

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Practice

• 6. 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

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Practice

• 7. An individuals driving privileges may be
  revoked under which of the following conditions?
• Three reckless driving offenses in 12 months
• b. Drag racing
• c. Illegally transporting alcohol twice in 12
  months

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Practice

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