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Tips For Controlling Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC): Tips For Controlling Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) last updated: April 3, 1995 Pace your drinking, allow time between drinks. Consider alternating non-alcoholic "decoy" drinks with thosecontaining alcohol, ie. drinking plain orange juice every otherdrink. Don't drink on an empty stomach, foods with fats and/or proteinsslow alcohol absorption. Keep track of how much you are drinking; know how much alcohol ispoured into every glass. Dilute distilled beverages, don't drink them straight. After thefirst few drinks, reduce the amount of alcohol in each drink.(Your taste buds will be dulled and you won't be able to tell thedifference.)itch to "light beer" or "low alcohol" wines after the first fewdrinks. (Again, your taste buds will be dulled and you won't beable to tell the difference.) Avoid possible interactions between alcohol and other drugs(including certain foods and over-the-counter medications). Drink only if YOU want to, don't let others dictate your choice. Keep active. Don't just sit down and drink all night. If youkeep active you will drink less and will be more aware of yourlevel of intoxication. Keep out of "Chugging" contests or other drinking "games." Stop drinking before the party is over, to allow your liver timeto burn off some of the alcohol. Drink non-alcoholic beveragesthe last hour or so. Keep in mind that an added ice cube, a slightly smaller glass, ora "decoy" drink will go undetected by others. They may help youto resist the well-meaning efforts of others at the party whocan't stand to see someone without a drink in their hand. Remember: Careful planning of a party can increase the pleasurefor both the guests and the hosts. BAC's are good measures ofthe amount of pleasure (or discomfort) that will result from aparticular pattern of drinking. BAC's in excess of 0.125% willNOT increase the pleasure, only the discomfort. Responsible alcohol use means that you won't be sorry in themorning.
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DUI InsuranceMissouri DWI Guide: Car Insurance Everything You Need to Know About First Offender DUI / DWI, Drinking Driving and Drugs Home | State By State Help | DUI Lawyers | Insurance Help | Breath Testers | DUI Videos Other States Missouri Topics Missouri DWI Missouri Car Insurance Missouri DWI Lawyers Google Search Results Missouri Auto Insurance Since 1993, InsureMe has helped countless consumers save money on their auto insurance. Fast, easy and free. With our free service, enter your information once and you are instantly matched with the most competitive companies in the business. You'll get back up to five quotes so you can compare and save. At InsureMe, we shop your insurance so you don't have to. Your privacy is important to us. At InsureMe, we use the highest level of security available to safeguard your personal information. We hate spam just as much as you do, so we'll never sell or rent your email address for mass marketing. Why not get started today? Get Quote Now Home > State By State Help > Missouri DWI > Car Insurance DISCLAIMER : This website provides only general information intended for those charged with drunk driving offenses. The information and news items on the site are for information only. This information is not legal advice, nor is it intended to create any binding advisory relationship. Do not take action based upon this information unless you consult with an attorney or other specialist. © 2005 Drivers Research Institute All Rights Reserved Send eMail Advertise With Us
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DUI Victims Panel is DUI Victims Panels DUI Victims Panels District Court Probation Services WHAT IS THE DUI VICTIMS PANEL? The DUI Victims Panel is a very informative and powerful tool to make people seriously think about and be confronted by the actual consequences of D riving U nder the I nfluence of Alcohol ( DUI ). District Court Judge David S. Admire and a citizen, Shirley Anderson, started the first DUI Victims Panel in Redmond, Washington. Judge Admire believed that the DUI offenders coming before him did not realize the seriousness of the possible consequences of drunk driving. Shirley Anderson knew the worst possible consequences, her son having been killed by a drunk driver. DUI offenders, and others who may benefit, were required to attend as a condition of their sentence. The use of this program has spread across Washington and the United States. Grays Harbor County's DUI Victims Panel started in May, 1991, and was organized by District Court Probation Director Mallin Shelton, with the assistance of Cheri Ranes, Department of Corrections; Jeff Ranes, Attorney; Linda Rose, Bremerton/Kitsap County Victims Panel; Nancy Welton, Traffic Safety Coordinator; and Judge Stephen Brown, Grays Harbor District Court. Since its beginning, The Grays Harbor DUI Victims Panel has been presented in most area schools, as well as continuing its regular program of panels over the course of each year. Recently, some panels have been presented in Spanish. If you are interested in participating on the panel, or if you are interested in having the panel presented to your school, please contact District Court Probation Services, Mallin Shelton, Director, Tel. (360) 249-6868. Additional information and videotaped presentations may also be available. About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives (NHTSA, 2000). Direct costs of alcohol-related crashes are estimated to be $50.8 billion yearly. An additional $63.9 billion is lost in quality of life due to these crashes (Miller, 1994). 2006 SCHEDULE OF DUI VICTIM PANELS All regularly scheduled presentations of the DUI Victims Panel will be held in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, first floor, County Administration Building, Montesano. MIP Programs are held in the Probation Department Offices, County Courthouse. To register , contact District Court Probation Services and pay the required fees at least one week prior to any program: (360) 249-6868 . 2006 Tuesday, Jan. 17, 6:45PM Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6:45PM Tuesday, Mar. 21, 6:45PM Tuesday, May 16, 6:45PM Tuesday, Jun. 20, 6:45PM Tuesday, Jul. 18, 6:45PM Tuesday, Sept. 19, 6:45PM Tuesday, Nov. 21, 6:45PM D esignate a sober driver. R eal friends won't let you drive drunk. U nder the influence, don't drive! N ever ride in a car with a driver who has been drinking. K now the risks and consequences of drunk driving. For every age between 5 and 32, traffic crashes are the single greatest cause of death - more than half are alcohol related (WAHAS). Drunk driving is the 4th leading cause of "accidental death" nationwide (WTSC). TAKING A STAND by Shannon Kempfer, age 11 To keep my body healthy, I will not use marijuana, alcohol, or any other kind of drug. I will say no when asked to use drugs. Finally, I won't do anything without thinking of the consequences of what could happen. To control my feelings when I have stress or am angry, I can talk to a friend about my problem. I can talk to my parents. I can go somewhere quiet by myself. If I have to decide whether or not to take a risk, I can think of the consequences of what might happen either way. If a friend tries to pressure me to use alcohol or drugs, I can ignore the person and not hang around him. I can find myself some new friend. I can try to help my friend so he won't use drugs or ask other people if they want to use drugs. If I want top do something fun or that offers adventure I can go somewhere with my friends. I can go to the mall. I can do a hobby I like to do a lot. If I see people using drugs on television I can turn to a different channel. I can do something else so that I'm not watching the program until the use of drugs or alcohol is over. Shannon wrote this on May 23, 1991. Shannon died on May 25th, 1995 - hit by a drunk driver. During the 2002 Labor Day Holiday, 300 (55.5%) of the 541 persons killed we in alcohol-related traffic crashes. In 2001, 17,419 person died in alcohol-related traffic crashes--an average of one every 32 minutes . These deaths constituted 41% of the 42,815 total traffic fatalities (NHTSA) Approximately 1.5 million drivers were arrested in 1999 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of one for every 121 licensed drivers in the United States. (NHTSA 2000) JENNIE'S STORY The summer of 1981 was an exciting time for my family and I. David, the older of our two sons, had graduated from Elma High School. He graduated with honors, received a scholarship and had been accepted at the University of Washington. He spent the summer coaching the McCleary Little League baseball team, playing slow pitch, working part-time and getting ready to start school. In August several fraternities had invited David to join and he had gone to Seattle twice to get acquainted. On Sunday of Labor Day weekend he made his third trip to the University to a party at the Psi Upsilon House, the fraternity he had chosen to join. The party was Sunday and he was to come home Monday evening. He called Monday night about 8:15 to say he would be late because he was playing a computer game. When he realized it was getting late, he knew I would be worried. I asked him if he had been drinking, he said no, not that day. I asked him if he was tired, he said no because he had slept in that day. I told him not to drive tired and he assured me that he wasn't, and we talked a little longer. He told me about the party the day before, the fun he had, and the new friends he had made. Before we said goodbye I told him I loved him, he said he loved me too, and would see me in the morning. Sometime later he started for home, but he never made it. Just south of Tacoma a drunk driver going north in the south bound lane hit him head on, killing both instantly. David was then hit by a third truck and all three vehicles burst into flames. The last driver was pulled out alive. When it was over David and the drunk driver were burned beyond recognition and the other driver was injured very seriously. My husband identified David over the phone by broken bone scars and by his class ring. My son came back in a body bag and the only thing that came home was his ring. We were told that the blood alcohol of the other driver was .13 and that was not really that drunk. But because someone we never met before chose to drink and drive our lives have been changed forever. DO VICTIM PANELS REALLY WORK? DUI Victim Panels are a powerful educational tool. By personalizing for the offender the possible consequences of DUI, the offense and the penalties it carries are set in proper perspective. In theory, DUI offenders who are confronted with this awesome information will form a lasting impression of the seriousness of the offense, and be less likely in the future to drink and drive. Another interesting aspect of DUI Victim Panels is that they make one more aware of the different kinds of DUI victims. Most of us mistakenly think of DUI victims as just those people who, through no fault of their own, are injured or killed in an accident caused by an impaired driver. Certainly those people are victims, but there are at least two other common types of DUI victims: partial victims and self-victims. "Partial DUI victims" are almost always passengers of impaired drivers. They are partially responsible for their injuries because they chose to entrust their safety to a drunk driver. "Self DUI victims", on the other hand, are DUI offenders. Self-victims are entirely to blame for the injuries they and other people incur in a drunk driving accident. Many self-victims spend years in prison, live ruined lives plagued by disabling and humiliating injuries, and suffer permanent stigma and shame for having injured or killed someone else. DUI victims of all types have immensely powerful stories to tell. Do Victim Panels work? Do they reduce DUI rates and recidivism? One study conducted in Clackamas County, Oregon, concluded that the creation of a victims impact panel program there reduced recidivism among first time offenders by almost forty percent! Drunk drivers are naturally afraid that they might injure or kill someone, but tend to minimize the severity of impaired driving. DUI Victims Panels powerfully convey the terrible risks of impaired driving. Education of this sort for DUI offenders is certain to lower DUI rates. WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT IT IS THE BEST DEFENSE A DRIVER OR PASSENGER CAN TAKE AGAINST A DRUNK DRIVER Grays Harbor County | District Court Home Page Grays Harbor County www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us
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First DUI 5 Days CDOT- OTS Alcohol Page DUI Enforcement Standards for the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) Program In HTML In PDF Figure your Blood Alcohol Level by going here. Here is our latest news release. Go here to see past news releases. DUI Statistical Information DUI Enforcement Manual for 2005 (pdf file) What does a DUI arrest really cost?? Go here To translate this page from English, choose a language in the drop down box and the click translate. English to French English to German English to Italian English to Portuguese English to Spanish Get a Federal Application form for Transportation Safety Projects within Colorado by going here . Transportation Safety now has a guestbook/message forum - click on the GO! button. View our links or your can post a link to your favorite Web Site by going here . Need software help? Our LEAF, DRE and Intoxilyzer(tm) programs use Go here for great information about everything from the cost of a DUI ticket; to alcohol-related statistics from each state; to what you can do about impaired driving. For the criminal penalties for drinking and driving in Colorado click here. To learn how ingesting alcohol affects the human body go here . Concerned about transportation safety issues? Vote by going here . To see our polling data go here . Need a State Expense Form?? Click here . (.pdf) Go here to download a BAC estimator to your computer. For some interesting penalties in other countries click here . Click here (.pdf file) for a list of Laboratories Certified To Test Samples for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs and Related Offenses within Colorado. Below is a list of Preliminary Breathtesting Devices (PBTs) approved within the State of Colorado as authorized by CRS 42-4-1301. Contact the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment for more information. ALCO-SENSOR III Intoximeters, Inc 1-800-451-8639 ALCO-SENSOR IV Intoximeters, Inc 1-800-451-8639 CMI ALCOMETER SD-2 CMI, Inc. 1-800-835-0690 CMI MODEL 300 CMI, Inc. 1-800-835-0690 CMI MODEL 400 CMI, Inc. 1-800-835-0690 PBA 3000 LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 Phoenix LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 FC10 LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 FC10Plus LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 FC20 LifeLoc Technologies, Inc 1-800-722-4872 BREATHALYZER 7410 National Draeger, Inc. 1-800-385-8666 The C olorado Board of Health adopted several revisions to the Rules and Regulations concerning Testing for Alcohol and other Drugs. While most of the changes are technical in nature, two items of interest are mobile breathtesting and the taking of a blood sample in a "approved facility". An approved facility can be a mobile breathtesting van. Go to their home page for more information or call them at 303-692-3090 and request a copy of the Rules and Regulations. There are 233 police agencies in the State of Colorado. This table shows the number of DUI arrests made in Colorado since 1983. The LEAF numbers represent the number of arrests made by agencies operating under a Law Enforcement Assistance Fund contract during that year. Year Colorado DUI Arrests DUI arrests by LEAF agencies 1983 37,618 5,833 1984 38,830 14,128 1985 42,330 19,089 1986 34,202 17,354 1987 35,429 14,038 1988 31,820 17,253 1989 38,579 22,801 1990 39,988 20,752 1991 37,557 19,632 1992 37,824 17,334 1993 37,550 25,203 1994 33,475 20,291 1995 28,760 19,476 1996 36,398 16,293 1997 36,726 16,737 1998 37,237 20,429 1999 37,400 19,507 2000 36,135 21,714 2001 34,408 20,985 2002 34,338 21,241 TOTAL 725,880 370,095 Criminal Penalties in Colorado for Drinking and Driving Offense Jail Term Fine Public Service Work Driver's License First DUI 5 Days - 1 Year $300 - $1,000 48 - 96 hours Suspension for 1 Year Second DUI in 5 Years 90 Days - 1 Year $500 - $1,500 60 - 120 hours Revoked for 1 Year First DWAI 2 - 180 Days $100 - $500 24 - 48 Hours 8 Points assessed Second DWAI in 5 Years 45 Days - 1 Year $300 - $1,000 48 - 96 Hours Revoked for 1 Year DWAI with prior DUI in 5 Years 60 Days - 1 Year $400 - $1,200 52 - 104 Hours Revoked for 1 Year DUI with prior DWAI in 5 Years 70 Days - 1Year $450 - $1,500 56 - 112 Hours Revoked for 1 Year DUI = Driving under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (BAC .10% or higher for alcohol) DWAI = Driving While Ability is Impaired by Alcohol or Drugs (BAC .05% - .10% for alcohol) A person can be convicted of DUI or DWAI without a chemical (toxicological) test based on the officers observations. Drugs other than alcohol do not have presumed level of intoxication or impairment like alcohol. Cases involving injury can be Vehicular Assault; cases involving a death can be Vehicular Homicide. For more information on the DUI law go to CRS 42-4-1301 . For information on how alcohol effects your body go here . MADD Back to CDOT-OTS Home Page Return to the top Email: Page Master regarding information or comments about this page Email: Web Master regarding website functionality or "look & feel" Last Modified: Back to Top
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