| Title: | The Joy of Lex |
| Notice: | A Notes File even your grammar could love |
| Moderator: | THEBAY::SYSTEM |
| Created: | Fri Feb 28 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1192 |
| Total number of notes: | 42769 |
Why do some parts of the country call it DWI or Driving While Intoxicated or DUI Driving While Under the Influence? What's the difference? Is it the same sort of regional difference as FREEWAYS and EXPRESSWAYS? Pat Sweeney
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| 34.1 | SUPER::KENAH | Wed Jan 23 1985 15:27 | 9 | ||
In some parts of the country, there is a legal distinction between DWI and DUI. Although this is not an authorative statement, I seem to recollect that DUI refers to a blood alcohol level that implies less than sober, but not legally drunk. DWI, on the other hand, usually refers to a BA level greater than .1% -- legally drunk in most states. (Some states define "legally drunk" at a lower level than .1%.) Andrew | |||||
| 34.2 | REGINA::AUGERI | Fri May 10 1985 10:30 | 6 | ||
It is my impression that Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is a more general term that includes driving under the influence of such things as prescription or controlled drugs, whereas Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) is specific to alcohol. Mike | |||||