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Drivers Ed
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fatally injured | driver who dies from a collision |
| abuse | using something in a wrong way. teens abuse alcohol when driving |
| underage | younger than the legal age for doing something. must be 21 to drink alcohol, younger than 21 you are underage for drinking |
| vigorously enforced | laws that are strictly kept. if you are underage and caught drinking you will be punished |
| rate | drivers under age 21 are involved in fatal crashes because of drinking at twice the rate of drivers aged 21+ |
| impaired | someone whose abilities are weakened by alcohol |
| abstain | to not do something. to abstain from drinking alcohol means not to drink |
| central nervous system | your brain spinal cord and nerves. controls how you act move and behave |
| anesthetic | loss of sensations from the nerves for touch and other senses. lessen your ability to function normally |
| mental skills | thinking and reasoning |
| physical abilities | abilities and actions of your body |
| euphoria | false sense of well-being developed as a result of use of alcohol or drugs |
| erratic | lacking consistency |
| distort | twist out of a normal pattern. alcohol distorts vision so that a person does not see clearly |
| fixate | eyes stare at something for a long time |
| inhibtions | inner forces of personality that restrain or hold back ones impulsive behavior |
| reflex | something you body does automatically. eyes reflex is impaired by alcohol |
| excessive | excessive drinking is too much drinking |
| alcoholism | disease in which a person cannot stop drinking and is addicted to alcohol |
| blood alcohol concentration (BAC) | amount of alcohol in the blood. a person with a BAC of 0.08 percent or more is considered intoxicated and unable to drive safely. a smaller BACcan make a person unsafe to drive |
| intoxication | having to much alcohol in your bloodstream to drive |
| proof | strength of alcohol. the higher the proof, the stronger the alcohol |
| absorption rate | rate at which alcohol is absorbed in |
| oxidized | mixed with oxygen. when alcohol inside you is oxidized, its mixed with the oxygen in your body and then removed by the liver |
| designated driver | person who is chosen to drive everyone home from somewhere. designated driver does not drink |
| prescription | written note from a docor to get medicine |
| pharmacist | person trained in drugs and medicine. can tell you about effects of different medicines |
| prescription medicine | drugs that can be bought legally only when ordered by a doctor |
| depressant | slow down teh central nervous system. alcohol is a depressent |
| stimulant | a drug that speeds up the central nervous system |
| amphetamines | drugs are a type of stimulant |
| hallucinogens | illegal drug that can cause a false sense of things |
| marijuana | illegal drug that causes distorion in ones mental and physical abilities |
| antihistamine | over the counter medicine for colds and allergies. cause drowsiness and has other side effects that impair you driving abilities |
| synergistic | caused by mixing two or more things together |
| consume | to take into your body |
| consent | agree |
| implied consent law | when you get your drivers liscense you agree to be tested for BAC and other drugs if stopped for suspicion of drug use when driving |
| illegal per se laws | making it illegal to drive after drinking alcohol or using drugs even if no other laws are broken |
| DWI, DUI, operating while impaired(OWI) | the law against driving if you have blood alcohol concentration that is more than 0.08 percent |
| zero tolerance law | ilegal for a person under the age of 21 to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in the blood |
| intoxilyzer | machine that tests a person's breath for BAC |
| field sobriety test | roadside tests that help an officer detect wheter a driver is sober or under the influence of alcohol or other drugs |
| nystagmus | involuntary jerking of the eyes as a person gazes to the side. type of field sobriety test |
| penalty | punishment.penalties for DUI and DWI include suspension of drivers license, fines or prison terms |
| conviction | proven guilty of DUI or DWI |
| suspension | to suspend. can suspend drivers liscense for DUI or DWI |
| revocation | revoke. lose your drivers liscense for an offense |
| fine | amount of money paid as a penalty for breaking the law |
| prison term | amount of time someone stays in a prison or jail as punishment for breaking the law |
| manslaughter | accidentally killing someone |
| murder | meaning to kill someone |
Created by:
c.reiman