Driving Laws
Effects on the Body
Fines and Penalties
Statistics
100
What blood alcohol level can you have under the age of 21?
None; there is zero tolerance
100
What does alcohol do to the brain?
Alcohol interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, and can affect the way the brain looks ad works. It can change mood and behavior, and make it harder to think clearly and move with coordination.
100
The 3rd offense when you refuse to take a chemical test you get what?
30 days in jail
100
A drunk male driver is how many times more likely to get into a crash than a sober male driver?
18
200
If you are driving a commercial vehicle, what can your blood alcohol level be?
.04%
200
Immune system weakens and makes it easier for what?
the body to contract diseases
200
For your 1st drunk driving conviction you can get up to how many days in jail?
93
200
How many people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve alcohol-impaired drivers?
30
300
What does OWI stand for?
Operating While Impaired
300
What kind of cancer can be caused from too much alcohol?
Mouth/esophagus/throat/liver/breast
300
In what drunk driving conviction is there a penalty of license plat confiscation?
2nd
300
What is the annual cost of alcohol related crashes in the US?
$51 billion
400
In Michigan there is a tolerance level based on what?
Age
400
What can happen to the liver when you have too much alcohol?
Steatosis (fatty liver)/ alcoholic hepatitis/fibrosis/cirrhosis
400
What type of offense is a 3rd drunk driving conviction?
felony
400
In 2010, 10,228 people who were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, which was what percent of all traffic related deaths?
one-third
500
What age do you have to be to legally drive with a .08% blood alcohol level?
21 or older
500
What is cardiomyopathy?
Stretching and drooping of heart muscles
500
For your 3rd drunk driving conviction your fine can range from $200 to what?
$1,000
500
Over how many drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics in 2010?
1.4 million