Driving under the influence or commonly known as DUI is a term used by most states, including California, Florida and Pennsylvania. The term explains a state of being legally intoxicated or impaired while operating a motor vehicle. The case can be registered when intoxication is typically when a breath, blood or urine test registers a blood alcohol content of 0.08%. Minors under the legal drinking age may be declared under the influence at a lower BAC percentage. For treating these special cases, law enforcement may arrest a motorist for being impaired even when their BAC is lower than 0.08%.
DUI is also known as DWI in eight states that mainly include New York and Texas, and Operating a Motor Vehicle while intoxicated in Ohio. For the most part, the acronyms are equivalent and represent being charged with drunk driving. In a few circumstances however, DUI may represent a lower offense in a DWI state. Having a BAC higher than 0.08% would be called a DWI while a DUI would apply to motorists with a BAC of less than 0.08% who are still deemed to be impaired and thus incapable of driving safely.
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