This is the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers over 21 in Minnesota
What is .08% BAC?
What is the cost of driver's license reinstatement in MN?
What is $680?
What is the average cost a DWI first offense?
What is $10,000?
This dangerous behavior involves using your phone, eating, or engaging in other activities that take your attention away from the road
What is distracted driving?
This many people die every day from impaired driving crashes in the US
What is 37 people a day?
Thats 1 person every 39 minutes
What is the BAC legal limit for 21 and under?
What is 0.00%?
This is the minimum license revocation period for a first-time DWI offense in Minnesota
What is 90 days?
in 2018, 1 out of __ Minnesotans had at least one DWI on their record
What is 1/7?
These are locations where law enforcement officers stop drivers to check for signs of intoxication and impaired driving.
What are sobriety checkpoints?
This organ is most affected by long-term alcohol abuse, leading to conditions such as cirrhosis.
What is the liver?
This law allows for the immediate revocation of driving privileges if a driver refuses a chemical test.
What is implied consent law?
This agreement allows states to share information about driver’s license suspensions and traffic violations, ensuring that drivers cannot escape penalties by moving to another state.
What is the interstate compact agreements
True or False: A person can be convicted of a DUI if they are sleeping in a running vehicle
TRUE - The law states that anyone who is impaired and driving or in physical control of a vehicle
At a BAC of __%, drivers are at least 12 times more likely to crash than drivers with a BAC of zero
What is 12 time?
This part of the brain, responsible for memory and learning, is particularly affected by heavy alcohol consumption.
What is the hippocampus?
This device may be required for repeat DWI offenders to start their vehicle
What is ignition interlock device?
This is the term for the administrative process that can revoke a driver’s license before a court conviction
What is administrative license revocation (ALR)
This term refers to driving under the influence of drugs, which can impair a driver’s ability just as much as alcohol.
What is drugged driving?
alcohol-related crashes account for _/_ of the state's total traffic deaths annually
What is 1/3?
This term describes the phenomenon where a person’s tolerance to alcohol decreases after a period of abstinence, making them more susceptible to intoxication.
What is reverse tolerance?
True or False: A medical marijuana cardholder can legally drive after consuming cannabis?
FALSE. Even as medicinal consumer, if you are impaired by the product and driving, expect to be arrested for DWI.
A DWI conviction remains on the record for how long
What is forever?
A BAC of 0.16%+, Prior DWI offenses, test refusal, child endangerment, and accidents are all what kind of factors
What are aggravating factors?
Drivers with a BAC of __% are approximately 4 times more likely to crash than drivers with a BAC of zero.
What is 0.08%?
This field sobriety test requires a driver to follow a moving object with their eyes to check for involuntary jerking movements
What is the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test?