impaired driving
Driving under influence
Impaired driving is operating a vehicle while one's abilities are diminished by alcohol, drugs, fatigue, or other factors.
The term appears frequently in legal and safety contexts: He was charged with impaired driving after the accident.
Though it covers any impairment, it most often refers to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- breathalyzerAlcohol detection device
- DUIImpaired operating charge
- under the influenceImpaired by substances
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- ignition interlockDUI prevention car system
field sobriety test · walk the line · alcohol · drowsy · sleep deprivation · morning after · zero tolerance · license suspension · blood alcohol content · legal limit · fatigue · inebriated · repeat offender · chemical testing · sobriety checkpoint · vehicular manslaughter · slurred · roadside
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- traffic lawstraffic laws, speed limit, speed limits, traffic law, traffic rules
- traffic offensesspeeding, DUI, DWI, red light running, running stop sign
- traffic violationsDUI, DWI, speeding, red light running, running red light
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- Addiction Harmsaddiction, overdose, dependence, dependency, withdrawal