AK DMV Alcohol and Drug Impairment Laws 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Approximately how fast does a healthy body eliminate alcohol?
- About one standard drink per hour (Correct answer)
- About three drinks per hour
- Instantly after eating food
- About one drink every 15 minutes
Correct answer: About one standard drink per hour
The liver metabolizes roughly one standard drink per hour, and nothing can significantly speed this process.
Question 2: Which of the following will actually sober up an intoxicated person?
- Time (Correct answer)
- Black coffee
- A cold shower
- Fresh air and exercise
Correct answer: Time
Coffee, showers, and exercise may make a person feel more alert, but only time allows the body to eliminate alcohol.
Question 3: Which contains roughly the same amount of alcohol: a 12-oz beer, a 5-oz glass of wine, or a 1.5-oz shot of 80-proof liquor?
- They all contain about the same amount of alcohol (Correct answer)
- The shot of liquor has far more alcohol
- The beer has the least alcohol by far
- The wine has twice the alcohol of the others
Correct answer: They all contain about the same amount of alcohol
A standard beer, glass of wine, and shot of liquor each contain approximately the same amount of pure alcohol.
Question 4: The first ability alcohol affects in a driver is typically:
- Judgment and self-control (Correct answer)
- Muscle coordination
- Vision
- Reaction to pain
Correct answer: Judgment and self-control
Alcohol impairs judgment and self-control before it visibly affects coordination or vision, making drivers overconfident.
Question 5: A driver takes a prescribed medication with a warning label about drowsiness and then drives erratically. In Alaska, this driver:
- Can be charged with DUI even though the drug was legally prescribed (Correct answer)
- Cannot be charged because the medication is legal
- Can only receive a parking ticket
- Is exempt if they show the prescription to the officer
Correct answer: Can be charged with DUI even though the drug was legally prescribed
Having a valid prescription is not a defense to DUI in Alaska if the medication impairs your driving.
Question 6: Which factor does NOT reliably affect a person's blood alcohol concentration?
- Their tolerance to feeling drunk (Correct answer)
- Their body weight
- The number of drinks consumed
- The time period over which they drank
Correct answer: Their tolerance to feeling drunk
Tolerance changes how impaired a person feels but does not lower the actual alcohol concentration in their blood.
Question 7: Mixing alcohol with other drugs, such as antihistamines or marijuana, generally:
- Multiplies the impairing effects of both substances (Correct answer)
- Cancels out the effects of the alcohol
- Has no effect on driving ability
- Reduces the effects of the drug only
Correct answer: Multiplies the impairing effects of both substances
Combining alcohol with other drugs can multiply impairment, making driving far more dangerous than either substance alone.
AK DMV Alcohol and Drug Impairment Laws 3
Approximately how fast does a healthy body eliminate alcohol?