drunk drivers
Impaired behind wheel
Drunk drivers are people who operate motor vehicles while intoxicated by alcohol.
The phrase appears constantly in news reports, public safety campaigns, and legal contexts: Drunk drivers kill thousands every year.
The legal threshold varies by jurisdiction, but the term applies broadly to anyone driving impaired.
Also: drunk driving, drunken driving.
- breathalyzerAlcohol detection device
- blood alcohol levelEthanol concentration in bloodstream
- legal limitMaximum permitted by law
- DWIIntoxicated driving charge
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
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- urban hazardspotholes, crime, traffic, accidents, sinkholes
- prisonersprisoners, inmates, convicts, felons, jailbirds