Blood Alcohol Level Estimates

The Drink Wheel
On-Line BAC Calculator

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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.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Lemon Law Attorneys – how to find a lemon law attorney in your city and state

Lemon Law Attorneys – how to find a lemon law attorney in your city and state

If you are asking this question, where can I find a lemon law attorney, you must have found yourself in a situation with a lemon car, in other words a car that falls under the classification of lemon law. If you are looking for a lemon law attorney read this article very carefully as it explains very important things you need to know and pay attention to when selecting the right lemon law attorney to save you money and ensure the best possible outcome of your lemon car care.

If you find that you just might require a lawyer to handle your lemon car case, there are some things that you need to take into consideration first. For starters, you will want to get a good consultation that will determine what type of lemon case that you have. From here, you can follow the tips below to help you to find the right lawyer to handle your case.


EXPERIENCE
You should make sure that the firm or lawyer that you choose to hire has experience in handling your specific type of case. The law has become very specialized in lemon cases and you will need a law firm that is not new to this area because they may not know the most effective way to achieve the best results for you. However, you should be wary of any law firms which use the term experts or specialists because they are not legally allowed to use the term.

NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS
You should also ask how many lawyers in that firms are not only licensed in your state, but how many of those lawyers can actually handle your lemon law or other type of case. Just like in any other type of company, people leave for different jobs and people get sick. Because your case may take many months to resolve, you want to be sure there is another attorney in the firm who can take over if your own lawyer. Cannot continue for any reason.


ATTENTION
You should also want to make sure that you can meet your attorney before he or she represents you. Just like a doctor, a lawyer is a professional that you trust a very important part of your life to. Because of this, you should be wary of any firm which will not allow you to meet your attorney or those who give you the run-around. You should always know what is going on in your case.

LOCATION
You should also make sure that your lawyer is at least located in the same State where you will be having your case. In general, lawyers must be licensed in the State in which they are doing their legal work in order to practice. If the lawyer is not located in your state, he/she may have problems effectively representing your interests.

If your lawyer is forced to travel great distances to appear on your behalf, or if he/she is hiring someone else to make any court appearances on their behalf, you should question whether this will influence his/her judgment when he/she confers with you about any offers of settlement made by the opposing side.

REPUTATION
Believe it or not, a lawyer’s reputation is one of the best ways that you can use to make a decision. How other lawyers feel about his/her performance and how clients feel will give you a good Idea on what that lawyer can do for you. Most lawyers will freely and willingly give you information about their reputation if asked and some will even provide you with proof of their track records if you request it. Even if you know someone who has had to deal with a lemon case, you can ask them how their lawyer was with them. All of these things can help you in choosing your next lawyer.

COST
It doesn’t matter if you are hoping to get some of your attorney’s fees returned to you in your case because not all states lemon laws cover this. If your state doesn’t; or even it does, you will still want to be sure that the cost of the lawyer is affordable to you because there is no guarantee that you will win your case once it gets to court. You need to be sure that you can afford the lawyer that you get. Since many require a retainer, it is best to ask about this upfront. For those that do not, know that they will take their cut from your awarded allotment at the end.

These are the things that you need to think about when you are choosing your lawyer. Here are some quick questions that you should ask your lawyer before hiring them or even considering them. Check for quick and concise answers and ask them to put all in writing.

1. How many cases like this have you handled before and what was the result of those cases?

2. What are the resources that you and/or your firm have at your disposal?

3. Are you going to try to settle out of court or do you push for court trial?

4. What are any and all of the upfront fees? If there are none, how much of the settlement do you take upon trial end?

5. What type of billing procedures does your firm require, and do I get a detailed report in writing?

6. If you will be itemizing the costs, can I get a detailed and itemized written report of the costs each week?

7. Do you have a working knowledge of lemon laws in my state?

These are just some of the questions that you should ask before hiring your lawyer. You want to be sure also that they can provide you with details on what you have that will make your case for you. You don’t want a lawyer that just wants to make a few bucks, you want proof that you have a case that you can win, otherwise, you will not only be stuck with a car you can’t use, but making payments to a lawyer as well.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Texting and Driving Law - Why You Must Never Text While Driving

Do you know there is a law against texting while driving? It seems like common sense but people still do it and it's terrible. Today someone posted this video on a FaceBook page and I was so touched... I couldn't even watch to the end. Basically these girls are driving and the driver is sending text messages... I don't know why it had to be the driver who was text messaging as there were passengers in the car who could have driven if she just can't get over her texting addiction. Reckless drivers are a danger on the road. Please watch this video and forward it to your friends as well.

Monday, June 22, 2009

DUI Advice. After DUI - How to Avoid a False DUI Breathalyzer Result

Let's say you had a drink or two but don't feel you are under the influence of alcohol. However, you are arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and offered the choice of taking a breath or blood test (or, in some states, urine). Most DUI suspects choose the breath test -- a choice which could doom your chances to prove your innocence. Consider the following advice when deciding which test to take:

1. If you smoke cigarettes, you may want to pass on that Breathalyzer mouthpiece the officer is handing you. Scientific research has shown that smoking can raise the test result considerably -- enough to get you charged and convicted of drunk driving. This is because most breath analyzing devices will falsely report acetaldehyde as alcohol. Acetaldehyde is a compound produced in the liver in small amounts as a by-product in the metabolism of alcohol. However, scientists have found acetaldehyde concentrations in the lungs of smokers are far greater than for non-smokers. ("Origin of Breath Acetaldehyde During Ethanol Oxidation: Effect of Long-Term Cigarette Smoking", 100 Journal of Laboratory Clinical Medicine 908). Translated: because breathalyzers can't tell the difference between alcohol and acetaldehyde, cigarette smokers will have a higher blood-alcohol reading.

2. If you are a diabetic with possible low blood sugar, you should also avoid the breath test. A well-documented by-product of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is a state called ketoacidosis, which causes the production of acetone -- and acetone, like acetaldehyde, will be reported by the Brethalyzer as alcohol. In other words, the Breathalyzer will read significant levels of alcohol on a diabetic's breath where there may be little or none. See "Diabetes, Breath Acetone and Breathalyzer Accuracy: A Case Study", 9(1) Alcohol, Drugs and Driving (1993). To make matters worse, the reactions of a person in the early stages of a diabetic attack include dizziness, blurred vision, slurred speech, weakness, loss of coordination and confusion -- the same symptoms which the patrol officer is looking for: the clear signs of a person under the influence of alcohol. And the officer's observations are quickly followed by a failing performance on DUI field sobriety tests.

3. Are you on a low-carb diet? Or had nothing to eat in quite awhile? Avoid the Breathalyzer in a DUI investigation -- for the same reasons stated in number 2. Perfectly normal, healthy individuals can experience temporary conditions of low blood sugar after consuming small amounts of alcohol, resulting in exaggerated but false symptoms of intoxication. Fasting glycemia can exist where a person has not eaten in 24 hours or has been on a low-carbohydrate diet. Production of glucose in the liver is stopped while the alcohol is broken down. Result: the blood sugar level will drop, affecting the central nervous system -- and producing symptoms of a person under the influence of alcohol and a higher breath test result.

4. If you have acid reflux or have burped or belched before taking the Breathalyzer, offer to provide a blood sample instead. The reason is that you will be breathing alcohol from your stomach into your throat and oral cavity, where it will stay for 20 minutes or so -- to be breathed directly into the breath machine. This is not a good thing. The machine's computer is multiplying the amount of alcohol in the breath sample by 2100 times to provide a reading of the alcohol in the blood. This is because it assumes the sample came from the lungs, not the stomach, and the average person has 2100 units of alcohol in his blood for every unit of alcohol in his breath (called the partition ratio). The Breathalyzer does not "know" that your breath sample is not from your lungs and that it should not multiply the alcohol level by anything. Result: false high readings -- and a DUI conviction.

5. When you see that officer in the rear-view mirror, don't reach for the mouthwash or breath spray to disguise the drink or two you've had. Most of them contain significant levels of alcohol (Listerine, for example is 27% alcohol) and create a mouth alcohol effect: they remain in the oral cavity for 20 minutes or so -- just long enough to be breathed into the Breathalyzer, with the same results mentioned in number 4. Some breath machines have a mouth alcohol detector, but these are highly unreliable

Monday, April 27, 2009

I Got Arrested For DUI; What To Do?

Dui is considered a felony depends in part on the level of harm caused by the drunk driver. Whether or not dui is classified as felony also depends on the number of prior offenses. â  in general, first offenses that do not result in serious harm to another person are charged as misdemeanors. Assuming no one was hurt by the drunk driver, in many states a dui does not become a felony offense until the 4th dui arrest. Some states will raise dui to a felony on the 2nd or 3rd offense, so it's important to check your own state laws. If anyone was seriously injured or killed due a drunk driving incident, the driver will probably be charged with a felony. Examples of felony charges that drunk drivers may face include vehicular assault, vehicular manslaughter, and even vehicular homicide in some cases. Each of these crimes carries a hefty sentence, including stiff fines and time in state prison. Blood alcohol level may also play a role in whether dui is a felony. In many states,. 08 is the legal limit, and a limit of. 15 will often involve additional penalties. There is no legal limit for those under legal drinking age, since they should not drink at all.

Dui is a source of valuable information that can help you learn more about dui, but we realize that our information alone cannot help you win your case. No matter where you live in the united states, we have a network of sponsoring attorneys across the country that we can connect you with. Talk to a dui lawyer today!

What Happens After DUI Arrest In Georgia? Penalties for DUI/DWI

Dui is a very serious matter in georgia. A conviction on georgia dui charges can result in the loss of your license, the loss of your job and a jail sentence--even for a first time offense. For a comprehensive overview of georgia's dui law, written by. Howard jarrett weintraub, click here. If you have been arrested for dui in. Fulton, dekalb, cobb, or gwinnett.

Dui is so widely known by the public, what's senator steve's beef?. Well, rauschenberger seems to think that. Kj is trying to bully rauschy out of the race. By implying to others that kj has more stuff like the dui that could be distributed to rauscherberger's opponents who might then put it into the public domain. But again, if rauschenberger knows that kj has nothing, why worry? well, you know, if a steady stream of media folks will investigate and ask and ask, eventually it becomes similar to this statement: “. Ok, if you didn't beat your wife in 1990, how about in 1991? in 1992?. Worse, if the stuff continues to circulate among media members, bloggers and political activists under the radar screen without publication by the mainstream media, it still simmers and. Keeps the pot filled with boiling nasties. Rauschenberger unequivocally denied at the press conference, when i asked him, that he had any other duis out there. There have been whispers that such accusations have been whispered about steve by kj. , especially on the very day that jack ryan withdrew from the u. Senate race,. June 25, 2004,.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Dismiss DUI Charges in Arizona - Is It Possible?

Some of the strictest DUI laws in the country are to be found in the state of Arizona. The amount of information that comprises these laws is overwhelming to anyone who is just starting to learn about them. That said, an understanding of these laws is the first step to fighting a DUI charge in Arizona state. That fight, and the steps that comprise it, is one that you can win. If you keep reading, I’ll show you how.

Whenever you are operating a motor vehicle, your primarily area of responsibility is safety: both yours and every other drivers’. If you have consumed any substance that impairs your awareness and reflexes, you are not being responsibly safe.

Let me say that again: you cannot be a safe driver if you are impaired by drugs or alcohol. Alcohol is a depressant and a sedative, and it reduces your ability to think, your ability to see, and your ability to respond quickly to changing circumstances. Even small doses of alcohol like those you may receive in over-the-counter remedies can make you an unsafe driver.

Nearly half of all highway deaths in the USA are alcohol-related. (Read that again please.) For this reason, the law disallows anyone from consuming alcohol or even having an open container of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle.

In the state of Arizona, if you get caught driving drunk, you are going to face some of the most serious Driving Under the Influence and/or Driving While Intoxicated charges in the country. The penalties for getting convicted of these charges are severe.

Fighting a DUI or DWI charge is a series of actions, each of which will either positively or negatively affect your lawsuit. Let’s look at the most important of those actions, and review how to best set yourself up to fight a DWI charge in Arizona.

The first step of fighting a DWI/DUI criminal charge is to examine the legal issue ‘probable cause’. If the police officer pulled you over, there must have been something that made the officer decide to do that. That thing is referred to as the officers ‘probable cause’. This is the first element that can be fought in court. Often, a traffic violation or some other lawbreaking is required before the officer can pull you over.

If the officer believes that you are disabled enough to qualify for a DUI or DWI charge, s/he may decide to detain you until they have adequately investigated the offense. If this happens, and after investigating the officer determined that he has enough evidence or strong enough probable cause to make an arrest for DUI or DWI, the officer will arrest you and take you in for further chemical testing.

The primary form of chemical testing used in Arizona is the breathalyzer. That said, you are not expect or required to take the breathalyzer test.

If you take the test, and you have a measured blood-alcohol content of .08% or more, you may find that your Arizona driver’s license gets suspended, and you lose the privilege of driving in the state of Arizona for the next 180 to 730 days. It’s best to speak with a DUI attorney about ‘practicable suspension lengths’ specific to your DWI conviction.

On the other hand, refusing a breathalyzer test will result in the automatic suspension and confiscation of your license. The officers will give you a temporary (paper) license, which will be good for thirty to forty-five days depending on which state you live in.

Your DUI/DWI case can be won if you play these opening scenes wisely – but you will need an attorney familiar with Arizona’s DUI laws to see if your case can be won in court. Talk to one today.