Some interesting drunk driving facts that aren’t commonly discussed but important to those who may be potentially facing a DUI or drunk driving related offense:

· Drunk driving and DUI laws vary from state to state as do the potential punishments.

· Drunk driving offenses are considered criminal offenses in every state across the nation.

· Repeat DUI offenses are considered from other states should you re-offend in a different state.

· Almost every state in the U.S. shares DUI information with the other states when you attempt to transfer licenses.

DUI recidivism is a major problem in the war on drunk driving. The original mission of the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was to prevent repeat offenders and chronic alcohol abusers from committing drunk driving offenses as that was the main crux of the DUI problem our nation faces.

DUI punishments can never be harsh enough to prevent recidivism from occurring on our nations highways. By increasing the penalties its been said that we are not preventing DUI recidivism but more so hammering social drinkers on their first DUI offense.

BAC, Traffic Convictions and Recidivism

It’s very obvious but it has to said, the safest and best way to deal with being stopped by police on suspicion of drunk driving is to have zero blood alcohol content. In other words, don’t drink at all anytime before driving.

In the real world normal people will sometimes drive after drinking very responsibly and moderately. But if you have had even just one or two drinks it is possible to be charged with DUI. If you are stopped on suspicion of DUI there are some things you can do to minimize your risk of being charged or convicted of this serious crime.

In most states, if you are suspected of drunk driving, you must take a blood alcohol content test such as a breathalyzer when asked to do so by police or face very harsh penalties. But police must have reasonable suspicion that you have been drinking before they can ask you to take a BAC test.

To establish reasonable suspicion police use a range of questions and DUI pre-screening or field sobriety tests. You are not required to answer the questions or to participate in any of the tests. If you do go along with these tests you are only giving the officer the reasonable suspicion he or she needs to require you to take a BAC test.