DRIVING%20UNDER%20THE%20INFLUENCE%20(DUI)

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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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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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BAC is Affected by

• The amount you drink
• Your body weight or size
• Food you have eaten
• Your tolerance of alcohol
• Any drugs

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Other Drugs

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

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DUI Conviction

• 1st DUI conviction loss of license for min. 1
  yr.
• 2nd DUI (within 20 years ) No license for min.
  of 5 yrs.
• 3rd DUI is a Class 2 Felony No license for
  min.10 yrs
• 4th DUI No license for LIFE

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Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID)

• First-time DUI offender
• BAIID installed and are responsible for all
  costs.
• Apply for a Restricted Driving Permit (RDP) 5am
  -9pm

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Aggravated DUI

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

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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
• 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

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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. 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
• 6. 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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Crash Reports

• Filed regardless of fault
• Must be filed by the driver of a vehicle if
• death,
• bodily injury
• property damage of more than 1,500
• If no insurance filed for 500 or more
• Notify the police
• Report must be sent no later than 10 days after
  the crash

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TRAFFIC CRASHES

• Stop in a well-lighted public place.
• Help any injured person.
• 1st protect the person from traffic
• Cover the injured person for comfort and to avoid
  shock.
• Do not move an injured person unless there is
  danger.
• NO first aid unless you are trained
• Call 911 immediately.
• Use flares if available.
• Ask people involved for
• Names, addresses, phone numbers, drivers license
  numbers and license plate numbers.
• Notify the nearest police station

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Practice

1. Regardless of fault, a crash report must be filed
   by the driver of a vehicle if the crash involves
   death, bodily injury or property damage of more
   than 1,500 (or more than 500 if a vehicle is
   uninsured). True or False
2. Before a driver can regain driving privileges
   after losing them because of an unsatisfied
   judgment suspension resulting from failure to pay
   for the damages from a crash, the driver must
   file proof of financial responsibility with the
   Secretary of States office. True or False

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Bellringer 18

• Explain how rain can affect your driving?
• Give 2 different examples.
• Take out the following
• Bellringers 16-18
• Homework Chap. 5-8 11 in Rules of the Road book
• Chapter 2 review pg. 36

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• Revocation Withdrawal of driving
  privilegesCan reapply after min. 1 yr.
• SuspensionTemporary loss of privilegesMust pay
  reinstatement fee
• CancellationTermination of license or
  permitMay reapply after terms are met
• Denial
• On permit or license for under 18

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Practice

• An individuals driving privileges may be
  suspended under which of the following
  conditions?a. Three reckless driving offenses in
  12 monthsb. Drag racingc. Illegally
  transporting alcohol twice in 12 months
• Driving privileges may be revoked for giving
  false information to the Secretary of
  State. True or False

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Practice

• Within how many feet is a driver required to dim
  the headlights before meeting another vehicle?a.
  250 feetb. 400 feetc. 500 feetHeadlights must
  be lighted from sunset to sunrise. True or
  FalseYour car must have a horn that can be
  heard from a distance of 200 feet. True or
  False