How to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction

Drunk driving is not only dangerous to you and your passengers, but it is dangerous for everyone on the road. When you are drunk your reflexes and cognitive skills are severely limited leaving your judgment to be impaired, which can lead to a car accident that can cause bodily injury to yourself, your passengers, as well as everyone else on the road.

• The best way to avoid a drunk driving charge is to have a designated driver along with you for the night. The designated driver is not to drink alcohol at all, and this person is elected to be responsible for driving for the evening so that everyone who is drinking does not get behind the wheel of a vehicle.

• You can purchase a breathalyzer machine for your own personal use that you can determine if you are sober enough to be operating a car. You should be aware of the blood alcohol limit in your state; this is what you need to be under on the breathalyzer to avoid a drunk driving arrest.

• If you know that you are going to be drinking more than a couple of drinks, it is best not to drive to the place where you are going to be drinking. Not having access to a car will prevent you from making a bad judgment call once you have had a few drinks. Take a cab or other form of public transportation so that you are not tempted to drive.

• Do not sit behind the wheel of a car, even if you are not drinking. In most states if a policeman sees you behind the wheel of a car whether the vehicle is in motion or not, you can still be charged with a drunk driving conviction. It is best to stay out of the driver’s seat at all if you have had too much to drink.