| Alcohol has been enjoyed for tens of thousands of | | | | reactions to determine your BAC. Typically, these |
| years for its taste, sanitation, and relaxing effects on | | | | machines are highly accurate. |
| the body. However, only now are we highly dependent | | | | Next, a law enforcement officials may choose to give |
| on personal automobiles for transportation. Thus, when | | | | you a field sobriety test. The different types of field |
| you go out and drink, you are more likely to drive after | | | | sobriety tests check your coordination as well as eye |
| drinking. Sadly, alcohol can negatively affect your | | | | movement to see if you are still capable of driving. |
| driving capabilities, making you a danger to yourself as | | | | You may be asked to perform the horizontal gaze or |
| well as the other drivers around you. | | | | nystagmus test, which involves following a small light |
| Alcohol acts as a depressant on your brain and | | | | with just your eyes. You may also have to do the |
| nervous system. This is hazardous for driving because | | | | one-legged stand or the walk and turn tests. |
| you typically have dulled reactions and less | | | | Lastly, you can also choose to give a blood sample. |
| coordination after drinking. At the same time, though, | | | | This is the most precise way to determine your BAC |
| alcohol can trick you into thinking that you are perfectly | | | | unless someone tampers with the sample. Some |
| capable to drive. Thus, many people make the decision | | | | police officers are able to draw blood, while most take |
| to drive after drinking. | | | | you to a hospital or other certified facility to draw the |
| If law enforcement officers believe that you are driving | | | | blood. |
| while intoxicated, their main method to test your level | | | | When you are charged with a DWI or DUI, it can put a |
| of inebriation is to determine your blood alcohol content, | | | | permanent blot on your driving record. You may have |
| or BAC. They will give you several tests to see if you | | | | to report this mistake on a number of applications and |
| are driving with a BAC that is above the legal limit. | | | | other important paperwork for the rest of your life. To |
| The police has many different methods that they can | | | | help you deal with the legal repercussions a DWI/DUI, |
| use to estimate your BAC. First, they may decide to | | | | you should visit the website of the DWI/DUI attorneys |
| use machines like the Breathalyzer, Intoxilyzer, or | | | | from Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., today. |
| Alcosensor. These devices use things like chemical | | | | |