.08 BAC how much of beer or wine can you drink to be under that level?

[McCarthy]

Was always called DWI when I was a kid, DUI was the 'new' term. Funny, never noticed when it became the norm to my thinking.

What's the BAC limit for posting on ATOT, btw?

 

[pyonir]

I have no idea. probably "Driving without proof of insurance"

 

[McCarthy]

Probably the switch from DWI to DUI occurred over time as confusion over terms just like above happened. Back in the days when some of us had to walk uphill both ways to school through 6' of snow there weren't insurance requirements. Didn't hit this area until the mid 80's as I recall. About the time manditory liability hit the books, the changover from DWI to DUI in referring to driving while under the influence happened.

Now that I'm thinking back on it, there was a distinction between DWI and DUI then. DWI was for being over the limit, DUI was for being under the limit, but still driving erraticly. At this point I think it's switched to DUI being above the limit and Suspicion of DUI as Michael said for under. Do remember a case where one of my parent's coworkers got a DWI reduced to a DUI though back in the timeframe I was talking about.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
0.52 definitely does not guarantee death, or even poisoning. 0.25 and up is where the Alcohol Poisoning risk sets in, but it varies dramatically from person to person.

Your post doesn't even make sense.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: McCarthy
Probably the switch from DWI to DUI occurred over time as confusion over terms just like above happened. Back in the days when some of us had to walk uphill both ways to school through 6' of snow there weren't insurance requirements. Didn't hit this area until the mid 80's as I recall. About the time manditory liability hit the books, the changover from DWI to DUI in referring to driving while under the influence happened.

Now that I'm thinking back on it, there was a distinction between DWI and DUI then. DWI was for being over the limit, DUI was for being under the limit, but still driving erraticly. At this point I think it's switched to DUI being above the limit and Suspicion of DUI as Michael said for under. Do remember a case where one of my parent's coworkers got a DWI reduced to a DUI though back in the timeframe I was talking about.

Yep. Many states have both "DUI" (Driving Under (the) Influence) and "DWI" (Driving While Intoxicated) laws.

You can be charged with DUI simply for driving while taking your allergy medicine, which makes you sleepy. They term it "driver irresponsibility." I.E. you know you're meds make you drowsy, you should've known better than to drive.

This, I see mainly in older folks who are dangerous even when wide awake.

DWI is the killer. Good luck getting insurance anytime in your life after a DWI conviction.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: McCarthy

Now that I'm thinking back on it, there was a distinction between DWI and DUI then. DWI was for being over the limit, DUI was for being under the limit, but still driving erraticly. At this point I think it's switched to DUI being above the limit and Suspicion of DUI as Michael said for under. Do remember a case where one of my parent's coworkers got a DWI reduced to a DUI though back in the timeframe I was talking about.

That's the way it was here when I was growing up.
I think DWI was 0.1 and DUI was 0.05 and the legal drinking age in NY State was 18.