.08 The Limit in Tennessee

TTennessee1first offenders may serve (48) hours in jail, fined $350.00 !! A blood alcohol level of .20 % or greater you may serve 7 days in jail. Second offenders may serve 45 days in jail & fined $600.00--$3,500.00 You may loose you privilege to drive for 2 years. For a third conviction, there shall be imposed a fine from $1100.00 to $10,000.00 and confined to jail 120 days to 11 months 29 days,  you may also lose your license to drive for 3 - 10 yrs. A forth or subsequent conviction shall be a Class E felony. Fines may be $3,000.00 - $15,000.00 Jail time may be 150 days to a maximum punishment authorized for the appropriate range of a Class E felony. And lose you license to drive for 5 years.  * D.U.I. in a Commercial Vehicle, the limit is .04%   Drivers of commercial vehicles are not allowed  Possession of an alcoholic beverage, unless it is to be part of the legal manifested load. Per...... Federal Motor Carrier Regulations. U.S. Department of Transportation!

Inside of a typical drunk driver's car...

D.U.I.

Chances in 100 of night time drivers with BAC equal or greater than .10

TURNING WITH WIDE RADIUS...................................................65

STRADDLING CENTER OR LANE MARKER...............................65

APPEARING TO BE DRUNK..........................................................60

ALMOST STRIKING OBJECT OR VEHICLE.................................60

WEAVING.......................................................................................60

DRIVING ON OTHER THAN DESIGNATED ROADWAY.............55

SLOW SPEED (MORE THAN 10 MPH BELOW LIMIT).................50

STOPPING (WITHOUT A CAUSE) IN TRAFFIC LANE................50

FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY.......................................................50

DRIFTING.......................................................................................50

TIRES ON CENTER OR LANE MARKER.......................................45

BRAKING ERRATICALLY..............................................................45

DRIVING INTO OPPOSING OR CROSSING TRAFFIC.................45

SIGNALING INCONSISTENT WITH DRIVING ACTIONS............40

SLOW RESPONSE TO TRAFFIC SIGNALS..................................40

STOPPING INAPPROPRIATELY (OTHER THAN IN LANE) ........35

TURNING ABRUPTLY OR ILLEGALLY........................................35

ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING RAPIDLY........................30

HEADLIGHTS OFF.........................................................................30

TThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does not endorse the use of the numerical value given a visual cue when testifying in court. These values, although accurate, are primarily to emphasize the importance of a particular clue!