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Can self-driving cars prevent DUI?
While problem of car accidents caused by impaired drivers remains, technology offers new solutions to avoid a DUI. One of the most discussed innovations is an «autopilot» feature, added by Tesla Motors to its Model S series cars. It allows vehicles to complete simple driving tasks without any external control, yet to date it can not fully replace drivers. Autopilot is a promising technology that is not yet fully operational. This conclusion was made by Reddit users after a series of video tests of new Tesla service. Users pointed out that autopilot mode won’t drive you home drunk. Moreover, Tesla drivers aren’t freed from the usual responsibility of a driver while the car is self-driving. Elon Musk, CEO and product […]
Measure Your BAC: Temporary Tattoo
Nobody wants to be arrested for a DUI. If consumed alcohol but need to drive without being arrested for a DUI, you can measure your blood alcohol level, not drive, and avoid a DUI in Los Angles. Knowing your blood alcohol level in a roadside situation is not easy. Blood alcohol levels can be measured by analyzing blood, but many people are scared of such an invasive method. Measuring blood alcohol level using a breathalyzer is also not the best way to determine the blood alcohol concentration because the breathalyzers can be very inaccurate. Analyzing body fluids, are also not simple enough to measure BAC (blood alcohol content) in roadside situations. However, a recent device built by the University of […]
Does Uber have an impact on DUI?
It is considered that drunk driving is a main cause of traffic accidents and casualties. DUI affects over 10 000 lives a year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Over a million people per year are arrested for driving while intoxicated. Uber, the largest ride-sharing company claimed that its service helps bringing the number of DUI incidents down. But is it really so? The latest Uber study, brought by researchers at Providence College and Stonehill College, pointed out that ride-sharing services cut DUI down by 62 percent, as well as helped to prevent fatal outcomes. According to company survey, 80 percent of Uber clients thanked the service for helping them avoid drunk driving. San-Francisco Uber branch office’s website claimed that […]
Can a DUI affect your immigration status in California?
This article discusses HOW a DUI Can affect your immigration status. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES AFTER A DUI TOURIST VISA B1/B2 AND DUI GREENCARD HOLDERS AND DUI DUI AND ASYLUM DACA AND DUI RECENT CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION LAW CATEGORICAL APPROACH IN DUI CASES IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES AFTER A DUI If you got arrested for a DUI and you are not a US citizen, a DUI can have immigration consequences. Because there are numerous immigration petitions, relief, and statuses available to applicants, DUI will have different consequences depending on your immigration status. DUI is a state crime, however, a conviction can be used by federal immigration officials and judges to deny admission, […]
Unreliability of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test during a DUI investigation
This article discusses the Unreliability of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test during a DUI investigation. HGN: HORIZONTAL GAZE NYSTAGMUS One of the most common arrests in Los Angeles County is a DUI. If you are investigated for a DUI, the DUI investigating officer may ask you to submit to field sobriety tests. The field sobriety tests are a series of tests that are supposed to help an officer during a Los Angeles DUI investigation to determine if the driver is under the influence of alcohol. The most commonly used FST tests (and the ones approved by NHTSA) are known as “Standardized Field Sobriety” tests and are the One Leg Stand (OLS), Walk and Turn (WAT), and Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN). […]
California DUI and Nursing license. The Effect of a DUI conviction
This article discusses The Effect of a California DUI conviction on nurses’ professional license. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. CALIFORNIA DUI AND NURSING LICENSE THE LAW FOR DUI AND NURSING LICENSE DISCIPLINE COURT INTERPRETATION OF DUI AND NURSES LICENSE CONSEQUENCES CAL BP 490 AND ITS EFFECT AFTER DUI FOR NURSES DUI AND NURSING LICENSE Getting arrested for a DUI can be very frustrating especially when evidence of intoxication is subjective. Often, the prosecution is simply based on the observations of an impairment by a police officer. Trying to do a field sobriety tests when you are being watched by a police officer can often end with a DUI arrest, even when you are […]
DUI LICENSE SUSPENSION IN CALIFORNIA
In this article, Los Angeles DUI Defense Lawyer discusses DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSION AFTER A DUI. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest PAPERWORK AFTER A DUI ARREST DMV HEARINGS RULES and LAKE V. REED CASE FIRST DUI LICENSE SUSPENSION: SUMMARY LENGTH OF FIRST DUI LICENSE SUSPENSION FIRST DUI LICENSE SUSPENSION: RESTRICTED LICENSE SECOND DUI LICENSE SUSPENSION: SUMMARY SECOND DUI: LENGTH OF SUSPENSION (CVC 13352a3) SECOND DUI LICENSE SUSPENSION: RESTRICTED LICENSE If you were arrested for a DUI, your license could be suspended under DUI license suspension laws. In California, the DMV must immediately suspend the driver’s license of a person who is driving with a BAC of 0.08 percent. (§ 13353.2, subd. (a)(1).); however, […]
JUVENILE DUI PRIOR
In this article, Los Angeles DUI Defense Lawyer discusses JUVENILE DUI PRIORS. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. PRIORABILITY OF A DRUNK DRIVING DUI ATTORNEY EXPLAINS JUVENILE DUI PRIOR DUI ATTORNEY EXPLAINS THE MOTION TO STRIKE DUI PRIOR DUI LAWYER EXPLAINS DMV PROCESS PRIORABILITY OF A DRUNK DRIVING If a minor is guilty of a DUI, the DUI cannot be used against him as a prior to enhanced punishment. A DUI is a priorable offense, that is, a subsequent DUI case is prosecuted more severely than the previous DUI case. The probability of a DUI is determined by counting the number of years from the offense date to the date of the offense. […]
OUT OF STATE DUI PRIORS
In this article, Los Angeles DUI Defense Lawyer discusses Out -Of-State DUI Priors. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. Attorney DUI Los Angeles Discusses Priorability of a DUI Attorney DUI Los Angeles Explains How A Prior Is Proven Drunk Driving Defense Attorney Explains Out Of State DUI Priors California Case Law On Using Out-of-State DUI Priors Attorney DUI Los Angeles Discusses Priorability of a DUI A DUI in California is a unique crime because it is priorable. Priorability means that some older convictions can be used to increase the punishment for newer convictions. In the case of a California DUI, the priorability of a DUI is ten years from one DUI arrest to another DUI […]
DUI Finger to Nose Test
Los Angeles DUI Attorney Explains Field Sobriety Test Los Angeles DUI Attorney Explains DUI Finger to Nose Test Study Shows Unreliability of DUI Finger-to-Nose Test Los Angeles DUI Attorney Can Help You Los Angeles DUI Attorney Explains Field Sobriety Test Often, a DUI investigation will involve an attempt by the police to administer some field sobriety tests. The field sobriety tests (FST) are a series of tests used by law enforcement to determine if a person is impaired. In California, field sobriety tests are voluntary and you have a right to refuse to submit to them. Do not confuse field sobriety tests with a mandatory post-arrest, the evidentiary chemical test which can be either breath or blood. California has an […]