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Drunk Driving (United Kingdom)
The laws of driving under the influence vary between countries. One difference is the acceptable limit of blood alcohol content before a person is charged with a crime. Africa The following is a list of the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limits for drivers in each African country: * Angola: 0.06% * Algeria: 0.02% * Benin: 0.05% *Cape Verde: 0.08% * Central African Republic: 0.08% *Comoros: 0 *Congo: 0.05% * Egypt: 0.05% *Equatorial Guinea: 0.15% *Eritrea: 0.03% for commercial or professional drivers, 0.05% for all other drivers * Ethiopia: 0.08 * The Gambia: No limit * Ghana: 0.08% *Guinea: 0.08% * Guinea-Bissau: 0.15% * Kenya: 0.08% * Libya: 0 * Malawi: 0.08% * Mauritius: 0.05% * Morocco: 0.02% * Namibia: 0.05% * Niger: No limit * Nigeria: 0.05% *Rwanda: 0.08% * Seychelles: 0.08% * South Africa: 0.05% and 0.02% for professional drivers (trucks over 3.5 tonnes, and vehicles carrying passengers for reward) * Togo: No limit * Uganda: 0.08% * Tanzania: Zero for professional or c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driving Under The Influence
Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the influence (OVI), and drink-driving (UK/Ireland)—is the offense of driving, operating, or being in control of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs (including recreational drugs and those prescribed by physicians), to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely. Terminology The name of the offense varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and from legal to colloquial terminology. In the United States, the specific criminal offense is usually called driving under the influence, but states may use other names for the offense including "driving while intoxicated" (DWI), "operating while impaired" (OWI) or "operating while ability impaired", and "operating a vehicle under the influence" (OVI). Such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
