DUI, or more commonly known as Driving Under the Influence of alcohol and/or drugs, is a very serious issue, but are the actual statistics about the occurrence of the crime accurate?
(PRWEB) September 12, 2006 -- DUI, or more commonly known as Driving Under the Influence of alcohol and/or drugs, is a very serious issue, but are the actual statistics about the occurrence of the crime accurate?
Tim Haider, a spokesman for the research group DUI Process indicates that “the classification of the crime of drunk driving, or DUI, for statistical purposes does make it appear that DUI related incidents are far more frequent than they actually are.”
The definition of an “alcohol related incident” by the National Highway Safety Administration includes any traceable amount of alcohol within any person involved in a traffic incident regardless of fault or whether or not the individual was a passenger or a driver.
This loose classification has been the basis for the lowering of allowable blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) throughout the nation thereby increasing DUI arrests considerably.
Haider says, “as the allowable BAC levels fall, the number of DUI arrests will increase substantially. Does this mean that more people are driving under the influence? Or is this a classification issue based on inflated statistics?”
More about DUI Process:
DUI Process provides information and resources to those arrested and/or convicted of DUI offenses helping them clear their records and reduce the associated costs of dealing with a DUI.
Contact:
Tim Haider
http://www.duiprocess.com
(619) 955-5169
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