Ways to Prevent a DUI
Okay before I even get started let me say that I in no way am trying to help anyone figure out how to drive drunk and get away with it. My concept is to help bring awareness to what might be going on inside someones head and to prevent it. So with that said, The easiest and most obvious way to avoid a DUI charge is to not drink and drive.
A designated driver is the best option if you know you are going to be drinking. This is a very simple and effective solution. before you or your friends starting drinking any alcohol, choose a designated driver and an agreed time to leave so that no one is left to get home on their own. Perhaps if you go out with the same group of friends on most occasions, take turns volunteering to be the designated driver.
Okay now onto what to be aware of if you didn’t plan ahead. If you have any alcohol to drink, know that your reaction time is slowed and that you are putting yourself and others at risk if you then get behind the wheel of a car. If you have any doubt about your capacity to drive, a taxi assures you of reaching your destination safely.
If you are the host or hostess of a party, it is a good idea to have everyone turn over their keys before the drinking begins to a responsible person who intends to remain sober throughout the party. That person can hand back keys to drivers who have clearly not been drinking. This reduces the chance that the person holding the party will be charged with serving alcohol to an intoxicated person.
If a person wants their keys returned and is too intoxicated too drive, you can let them think they have lost their keys and offer to get them a cab to their home or find a sober driver to take them home.
Never get into a car with a person who has been drinking. I do not care how “not drunk” they say they are do not do it. Call a cab, call a friend or family member, or stay where you are.
If you are driving and see an erratic driver, call 911 and give the location of the driver. You are not only saving the driver from a possible accident, you may be saving the life of the person that driver hits.
Well that is it for now. If you have been charged with a DUI find an attorney that specializes in DUI defense and go see them right away. As always once completed you can visit: Legal Berry’s attorney directory to find a quality DUI lawyer. In the meantime try Lawyers.com or Findlaw.com.
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Love the article. I think the trick is to plan ahead before you go out drinking.