Blood Alcohol Level Estimates
The Drink Wheel
On-Line BAC Calculator
About the Drink Wheel
The Intoximeters Inc. "Drink Wheel" is a form that you can fill out. Upon completion we will instantly compute your estimated blood/breath alcohol concentration ("BAC") based on the information that you have provided and return that estimate to you. It is presented as a public service to Intoximeters web site visitors. Its primary purpose is to provide useful information about the responsible use of alcohol.
Why is it called a "Drink Wheel"?
We call it the "Drink Wheel" because it is based on various paper and cardboard BAC calculators that are given out in alcohol awareness programs, some of which are in the form of a wheel that you can spin around to calculate your estimated BAC based on what and how much you have had to drink.
It would be extremely foolish for us to pretend that our "Drink Wheel" can tell you what your BAC actually is, first because it would open us up to an incredible amount of potential liability and second if it really did work accurately there would be no need for anyone to buy the instruments that we make and sell.
A person's actual BAC is dependent on many complex factors, including their physical condition (body composition, health etc...) and what they have recently ingested (including food, water, medications and other drugs). This site includes a more detailed discussion of the Pharmacology and Disposition of alcohol in humans.
The results that are generated are rough estimates of an average healthy person's BAC assuming typical beverage sizes, recipes and alcohol content. The BAC estimates generated by the Drink Wheel should not be used to infer anyone's fitness to work, drive or perform any other task or duty.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
DUI/DWI Defence and Probable Causes For a Stop
Fighting DUI/DWI criminal offence is a legal process that consists of multiple steps commencing at probable cause. Each step of defending a DUI/DWI case is the process that causes your DUI or DWI criminal case to play in either a beneficial or dreadful manner. The next synopsis allows a wide discussion of the process. It does not cover every facet of the DWI criminal instance but it does name each major turning point.
Probable cause for a stop. For a police officer to stop you there must be some probable cause. Often there must be some kind of traffic violation that causes the stop. From that point on if police believe that a DUI/DWI criminal offence has been committed or is in the process of being committed, they have the right to detain you further in order to complete their investigation.
Arrest is the second step in the DUI procedure. If the police officer trusts that he or she has enough probable cause or evidence to have a DWI charge, then the officer will arrest and transport you to either the county jail for a blood test if necessary. It is here where they conduct further testing and the breathalyzer.
Breathalyzer is a device commonly used to determine blood alcohol level. You are not commanded to take the breathalyzer test. You have the right to refuse the breathalyzer test. If you refuse breathalyzer test, your driver's license will be automatically suspended and the officers will confiscate the license. However, they will give you a temporary license, a paper license, which is good for a number of days depending on your state of residence.
Will my driver license be suspended if I get pulled over for DUI?
Your California driver's license or your privilege to drive a motor vehicle in California may be suspended for failing BAC .08% or higher. Such driver license suspensions can last anywhere from one hundred and eighty days to two years. Talk to your DUI attorney for practicable suspension lengths in your specific DUI situation.
If you refuse breathalyzer test, your driver's license will be automatically suspended and the officers will confiscate the license. However, they will give you a temporary license, a paper license, which is good for thirty days in California.
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