While many people use the term DUI to mostly mean drunk driving, what it actually stands for covers a lot more. Driving under the influence is driving under the influence of anything that could prevent you from being able to maintain control of the vehicle. This includes things like driving while drowsy, driving under the influence of illegal drugs such as heroin and marijuana, driving under the influence of prescription drugs that may make you become drowsy, loopy or otherwise not in full control. This means that the majority of people have driven under the influence of something at least once in their life. While this may change to some degree from state to state, because some states don’t have codes for some types of DUI, it is a safe bet in any state to not drive under the influence of any of those things. In states like Arizona all of these are applicable to DUI charges and are often cracked down on hard. If you get caught you will need a very good DUI lawyer. AZ is fairly harsh on these kinds of things.

For the majority of people this is driving while drowsy. Most people drive while drowsy going to and from work. When they don’t get enough sleep at night and don’t give themselves enough time to get going in the morning, people are more likely to get into accidents. The scary thing about this kind of DUI is that there are not a lot of tests that can be done to determine if someone is driving while drowsy. Most people will also not admit to such a thing so they can not be taught just how dangerous it can really be. Just like other DUI drivers most of them are never caught until they hurt someone , which could include themselves, their kids, or someone else’s kids. Just like many other drivers who drive while under the influence of something they are usually unable to say that this is a bad idea.

There are police who can recognize driving while drowsy, so these people should be aware of that. Make sure you get enough sleep and give yourself time to wake up, or do whatever else you need to do to wake up before you go out on the road and you won’t need a lawyer.

Driving While Drowsy is Driving Under the Influence is a post from: Mountain Monkeys