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DUI FACTS - ILLINOIS IN 2003 / NATIONALLY / .08 BAC SERVICES PROGRAMS PRESS PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENTS CONTACT DUI Facts - Illinois In 2003 / Nationally / .08 BAC In Illinois in 2003: 639 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes, which was 44 percent of the 1,453 total crash fatalities. More than 49,000 DUI arrests were recorded by the Secretary of State's office. 93 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI, who were eligible, lost their driving privileges. 2,863 drivers under age 21 lost their driving privileges due to "Use It & Lose It" law violations. 17 percent of those arrested for DUI are women, who represent 50 percent of all licensed drivers. Males ages 21-24 had the highest DUI arrest rate (27.6 per 1,000 licensed drivers). This rate was four times greater than that of all other drivers arrested for DUI (6 per 1,000). 83 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI are first offenders. Nationally: Alcohol-related crash fatalities totaled 17,013 in 2003. Alcohol-related occupant fatalities increased 3 percent in SUVs and 5 percent on motorcycles in 2003. 40 percent of crashes involving an alcohol-impaired or intoxicated driver or non-occupant resulted in an involved person being killed or injured. Drivers with a BAC greater than .08 who were killed in crashes were 10 times as likely to have a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated. About 275,000 people suffered injuries in alcohol-related crashes in 2003. More than 1.5 million drivers are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs each year. This represents one in every 130 drivers in the United States. The percentage of alcohol-related crashes in 2003 represents an average of one alcohol-related fatality every 31 minutes and one alcohol-related injury every two minutes. The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is three times as high at night as during the day. More than 53 percent of weekend evening crashes are alcohol related. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for people ages 2-33. The highest intoxication rates for drivers in fatal crashes were recorded for drivers ages 21-24 (32 percent), followed by ages 25-34 (27 percent) and 35-44 (24 percent). Alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities cost society more than $45 billion in lost productivity, medical care, property damage and other direct expenditures annually. Facts about .08: Illinois .08 BAC limit was signed into law July 2, 1997. .08 is a measurement of the blood-alcohol concentration level at which drivers are considered intoxicated and, therefore, are prohibited from driving on Illinois roadways. Illinois, 48 other states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have .08 BAC per se laws. On Aug. 1, 2005, Minnesota will become the final state to enact the .08 per se law. At .08, all drivers are impaired to the point that critical driving skills are greatly diminished. Studies indicate that at a .08 BAC level, a drivers steering, braking, speed control, lane changing, gear changing and judgments of speed and distance are all significantly impaired. To reach .08, a 170-lb. male would have to consume four or more drinks in a one-hour period on an empty stomach. A 137-lb. female would have to consume three drinks in one hour to reach .08. A drink is considered a 12- oz. beer, a 5-oz. glass of wine or a cocktail containing 1.5 ounces of 80- proof liquor. At .08, a driver is three times more likely to be involved in a car crash than a sober driver, and 11 times more likely to be killed in a single-vehicle crash. Skeptics of .08 laws suggest that repeat offenders are the real problem with regard to drunk driving. However, about 80 percent of alcohol-related crash fatalities are caused by drivers with no arrests for drunk driving during the previous three years. Profile of an Illinois Drunk Driver The average DUI offender is: male (82 percent of those arrested are men) age 34 (60 percent of those arrested are under age 35) arrested between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. on a weekend caught driving with a BAC level of .16 percent Table of Contents Message | DUI | DUI Facts | Chronology of a DUI Arrest | Statutory Summary Suspension | Penalties for a DUI Conviction | Driving with a BAC of .16 or Greater | DUI with a Child in the Vehicle | Penalties for Other Alcohol-Related Offenses | Administrative License Revocations | Judicial Hearings | Driving Permits | Driver's License Reinstatement | Case Dispositions | Average Cost of a DUI Conviction | "Use It & Lose It" | Offenses Related to Underage Drinking | Secretary of State Programs | Victims Rights | Emergency Room Reporting of Injured Impaired Drivers | History of DUI Laws in Illinois | This edition of the DUI Fact Book is as accurate as possible at the time of publication. This manual does not cover every aspect of Illinois' DUI laws and should not be cited as a legal authority in court. BACK TO CYBERDRIVEILLINOIS.COM HOME PAGE
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Breathalyzers and Open Source -- [IP] Breathalyzers and Open Source interesting-people message [ Date Prev ] | [ Thread Prev ] | [ Thread Next ] | [ Date Next ]--[ Date Index ] | [ Thread Index ] | [ Elist Home ] Subject : [IP] Breathalyzers and Open Source From : David Farber <dave@farber.net> To : Ip Ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> Date : Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:41:38 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: EEkid@aol.comDate: October 23, 2005 10:32:48 PM EDTTo: dave@farber.netSubject: Breathalyzers and Open Source Breathalyzers and Open Source Friday October 21, 2005 by Edward W. Felten Lawyers for 150 Floridians accused of drunk driving have asked a court to order the disclosure of the source code for software running in the breathalyzer machines used by police to analyze their blood alcohol level, according to a Tom Sanders story on vunet. The defendants say they have the right to examine the machines that accused them, and that a meaningful examination requires access to the machines’ software. Prosecutors say the code is a trade secret. The accused are right that one needs the code to understand fully how the machines work. The machines consist of sensors, a user interface, and control software. The software is the “brain” of the machine, and it is almost certainly involved in the calculations that derive a blood alcohol value from the sensor readings, as well as the display of the calculated value. If the accused have the right to fully examine the machines — and the article says that they do under Florida law — then they should see the source code. Contrary to the article and some other commentators, this is not a dispute over whether the software should be open source. The accused aren’t seeking to open the software to everybody; they only want it opened to their legal teams. There are standard practices for handling trade-secret information that must be turned over in court cases. A court will typically establish a protective order, which is a kind of nondisclosure agreement covering secret material that is turned over by one side to the other. The protective order will require parties to keep the information secret and to use it only for purposes related to the court proceedings. Typically the information can be turned over to a limited number of expert analysts who have also signed the protective order. Documents containing secret information are filed under seal, and testimony about secret matters may take place in a closed courtroom. So this issue is not about open source, but about ensuring fairness for the accused. If they’re going to be accused based on what some machine says, then they ought to be allowed to challenge the accuracy of the machine. And they can’t do that unless they’re allowed to know how the machine works. You might argue that the machine’s technical manuals convey enough information. Having read many manuals and examine the innards of many software systems, I’m skeptical of such claims. Often, knowing how the maker says a machine works is a poor substitute for knowing how it actually works. If a machine is flawed, it’s likely the maker will either (a) not know about the flaw or (b) be unwilling to admit it exists. If the article’s description of Florida law is correct, this seems like a pretty easy decision for the court. http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=914 -------------------------------------You are subscribed as interesting-people@lists.elistx.comTo manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ [ Date Prev ] | [ Thread Prev ] | [ Thread Next ] | [ Date Next ]--[ Date Index ] | [ Thread Index ] | [ Elist Home ] Search: this month this year this elist Match: all any boolean Sort by: score date reverse score reverse date Words: | Help Powered by eList eXpress LLC
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Nationally-known Southern California DUI attorney Lawrence Taylor, author of the legal textbook Drunk Driving Defense , 6th edition , offers 5 tips: Politely decline to answer questions without an attorney (only incriminating answers will be in the police report). Decline to take any field sobriety tests (not required by law and rarely helps you). Unless you are under 21, decline to take any handheld breath test not required by law. Agree to take a required "evidentiary" breath test (blood test if confident you are under .08%). Make sure your attorney calls the DMV Driver Safety Office within 10 days and demands a hearing to contest your license suspension. "Should I just plead guilty?" Atlanta attorney William C. Head, one of the foremost authorities in the country, explains the 5 myths and realities of defending against DWI charges today: Most people accused of this crime are guilty. Drunk driving is a minor offense. Any attorney can defend a person accused of DUI. 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Breathalyzers and Open Source -- [IP] Breathalyzers and Open Source interesting-people message [ Date Prev ] | [ Thread Prev ] | [ Thread Next ] | [ Date Next ]--[ Date Index ] | [ Thread Index ] | [ Elist Home ] Subject : [IP] Breathalyzers and Open Source From : David Farber <dave@farber.net> To : Ip Ip <ip@v2.listbox.com> Date : Mon, 24 Oct 2005 07:41:38 -0400 Begin forwarded message: From: EEkid@aol.comDate: October 23, 2005 10:32:48 PM EDTTo: dave@farber.netSubject: Breathalyzers and Open Source Breathalyzers and Open Source Friday October 21, 2005 by Edward W. Felten Lawyers for 150 Floridians accused of drunk driving have asked a court to order the disclosure of the source code for software running in the breathalyzer machines used by police to analyze their blood alcohol level, according to a Tom Sanders story on vunet. The defendants say they have the right to examine the machines that accused them, and that a meaningful examination requires access to the machines’ software. Prosecutors say the code is a trade secret. The accused are right that one needs the code to understand fully how the machines work. The machines consist of sensors, a user interface, and control software. The software is the “brain” of the machine, and it is almost certainly involved in the calculations that derive a blood alcohol value from the sensor readings, as well as the display of the calculated value. If the accused have the right to fully examine the machines — and the article says that they do under Florida law — then they should see the source code. Contrary to the article and some other commentators, this is not a dispute over whether the software should be open source. The accused aren’t seeking to open the software to everybody; they only want it opened to their legal teams. There are standard practices for handling trade-secret information that must be turned over in court cases. A court will typically establish a protective order, which is a kind of nondisclosure agreement covering secret material that is turned over by one side to the other. The protective order will require parties to keep the information secret and to use it only for purposes related to the court proceedings. Typically the information can be turned over to a limited number of expert analysts who have also signed the protective order. Documents containing secret information are filed under seal, and testimony about secret matters may take place in a closed courtroom. So this issue is not about open source, but about ensuring fairness for the accused. If they’re going to be accused based on what some machine says, then they ought to be allowed to challenge the accuracy of the machine. And they can’t do that unless they’re allowed to know how the machine works. You might argue that the machine’s technical manuals convey enough information. Having read many manuals and examine the innards of many software systems, I’m skeptical of such claims. Often, knowing how the maker says a machine works is a poor substitute for knowing how it actually works. If a machine is flawed, it’s likely the maker will either (a) not know about the flaw or (b) be unwilling to admit it exists. If the article’s description of Florida law is correct, this seems like a pretty easy decision for the court. http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=914 -------------------------------------You are subscribed as interesting-people@lists.elistx.comTo manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/ [ Date Prev ] | [ Thread Prev ] | [ Thread Next ] | [ Date Next ]--[ Date Index ] | [ Thread Index ] | [ Elist Home ] Search: this month this year this elist Match: all any boolean Sort by: score date reverse score reverse date Words: | Help Powered by eList eXpress LLC
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