Alcohol and Drug Impairment Laws Flashcards

What is the only thing that will sober up a person who has been drinking?

Answer: Time

Only time allows the liver to metabolize alcohol; coffee, showers, and exercise do not lower BAC.

Approximately how fast does the average person's body eliminate alcohol?

Answer: About one standard drink per hour

The body metabolizes roughly one standard drink per hour, and nothing can significantly speed this up.

Which of these drinks generally contains the most alcohol?

Answer: They contain about the same: a 12 oz beer, 5 oz of wine, and 1.5 oz of 80-proof liquor

A standard beer, glass of wine, and shot of liquor each contain roughly the same amount of pure alcohol.

A North Carolina driver under 21 is caught driving after consuming alcohol. What offense applies?

Answer: Driving after consuming while under 21, which brings license revocation

Drivers under 21 who drive after consuming any alcohol commit a separate offense that results in license revocation.

Which factor does NOT affect a person's blood alcohol concentration?

Answer: The type of glass the drink is served in

BAC depends on factors like body weight, food intake, and drinking speed, not on the container the drink comes in.

At a DWI checkpoint in North Carolina, a driver appears impaired. Which test may an officer request before arrest?

Answer: A roadside alcohol screening test or field sobriety tests

Officers may use portable breath screening devices and field sobriety tests to establish probable cause for a DWI arrest.

What is the safest choice if you plan to drink alcohol at an event?

Answer: Arrange a sober designated driver or alternate transportation before drinking

Planning a sober ride before drinking is the only reliable way to avoid impaired driving.