Alcohol
Acronyms
OVI Laws
Statistics
Sobriety Testing
100
Yeast combines with sugars from fruit or grains in a chemical reaction during this process.
What is "fermentation"
100
O.V.I.
What is "Operating a Vehicle under the Influence".
100
The set, legal BAC limit according to law.
What is .08
100
The number of people killed by drunk drivers each day.
What is 28
100
A series of tests performed during a traffic stop in order to determine if a driver is impaired.
What is "Standardized Field Sobriety Tests"
200
A family of closely related chemicals whose molecules are made up of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen.
What is "alcohol"
200
B.A.C.
What is "Blood Alcohol Concentration".
200
A crime for a driver to operate a vehicle while impaired by the effects of alcohol or drugs.
What is "OVI"
200
The amount of time that passes between alcohol-related vehicle fatalities.
What is 51 minutes
200
This tool measures a driver's blood alcohol content.
What is a breathalyzer
300
Fermented beverage is boiled at a controlled temperature to extract and concentrate the ethanol fumes during this process.
What is "distillation"
300
S.F.S.T.
What is "Standardized Field Sobriety Tests".
300
These laws penalize persons under 21 for operating a vehicle with any trace of alcohol in their systems (a BAC above 0.0), or with negligible BAC levels such as .01
What is "Zero Tolerance Laws"
300

The monetary cost of drunk driving to the United States each year.

exceeds $44 billion dollars

300
This method of testing is the most accurate measurement of blood alcohol concentration.
What is blood test
400
The three most common kinds of alcohol.
What is methyl (methanol), ethyl (ethanol), isopropyl (isopropanol)
400
M.A.D.D.
What is "Mothers Against Drunk Driving".
400
Laws that require vehicle drivers to submit to some form of chemical test, such as breath, blood, or urine testing, if suspected of DUI.
What is "Implied Consent"
400
The monetary cost of OVI fees and expenses to the individual.
What is $13,000- $27,000
400
The three most common methods of BAC testing.
What is breath, blood, and urine
500
The common drink size of a glass of wine.
What is 5 oz. of fluid
500
N.H.T.S.A.
What is "National Highway Traffic Safety Administration".
500
All states have DUI laws that deem "per se intoxicated" any driver with a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) above a set limit (now .08 in all states).
What is "Per Se Laws"
500
The average drunk driver has driven drunk this many times before first arrest.
What is 80
500
This form of field sobriety test requires an individual to walk a straight line.
What is "walk and turn"
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