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What's the difference between DUI and DWI?

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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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Default What's the difference between DUI and DWI?
Drugs vs. alcohol?

I've always wondered this.
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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Same shit, different states, different lingo.
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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Oh ok cool

I never quite figured that out. I am 1% smarter :eek3:

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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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Sup gurrrrrrrrrrrrl > old man bites tenderly

just slightly....
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Driving under the influence......Driving while intoxicated.

I thought the first one was when you are at a legal ammount of consumption while driving, and the second one was where you are flat out drunk while driving? probably wrong. :sad:
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DWI is more alchohol specific, and is an older term, I believe. DUI encompasses it all, and is used more now.

I could be wrong, though.
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different amounts of bac...
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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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It's not different levels. CA uses DUI for anything above the legal limit. Anything under that limit isn't considered anything.
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Originally Posted by Driverman5777
different amounts of bac...
Dubby might be right.

I think in CA as long as you blow higher than a 0.08 you're legally shitfaced.

edit: Thanks Bert.
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Originally Posted by zma21
Driving under the influence......Driving while intoxicated.

I thought the first one was when you are at a legal ammount of consumption while driving, and the second one was where you are flat out drunk while driving? probably wrong. :sad:
That was my impression... sort of.
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