Reader’s Question:
I have a history of DWI arrest in California. Recently, I was required by the court to attend a traffic school course. If I took a traffic school course online, how long will it take me to complete the course?
Megan
Concord, California
Interesting question, Megan. Though traffic school course lengths differ from state to state, typical courses are usually within 4 to 6 hours in length. Since it is an online course, you have the freedom to start and stop the course as much as you want to. It should not actually take longer to complete an online traffic school course for your DWI arrest than it would with a traditional sit-down traffic school class, which is normally 8 hours. Online program allows you to work at your own pace. You won’t have to rush or panic, since you will be informed if your court deadline is near. Otherwise, you may stay in the program for as long as you want. The best thing about online traffic school course is that you are not required to go through the course all at once, though you can do that if you want. Normally, the program is broken up into several sections to give you the convenience to move at your own pace. Since the program can keep a record of your development, you can easily go back to where you left off. Usually, there are no limitations on how often you can log on and off.
The California Traffic School Course is arranged to take 8 hours to complete. Because the program is self-paced, however, the length in which it takes to complete a course may vary from individual to individual.
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Reader’s Question:
If I try to run around to sober me up first before driving, will I be safe in taking a breath test for a DWI arrest in California if in case I was caught by a policeman? How long after consuming an alcoholic drink can they detect it with a breath tester?
Samuel.
Bakersfield, CA
As we know, alcohol does not remain in the blood long enough for most tests to detect recent use. That is why breathalyzers and oral fluid tests are now being commonly used by law enforcement officers in California to easily and conveniently detect current use of alcohol on a DWI subject. Exercising won’t help you sober up faster after drinking too much alcohol. Thus, it will not be safe but it will just be tiring for you if you do that.
Detection of alcohol with a breath tester, depends on how much the person had to drink, and how long ago they drank. Alcohol is eliminated in the body at the constant rate of about .015% BAC per hour, that is about one drink per hour. If a person had only one drink, the maximum intoxication level they might have would be about .02%. This means that within one hour, their alcohol level would possibly be about zero. On the other hand, if a person had an alcohol level twice the legal limit for drunk driving in most states, for example, .20%, it would take13 hours or more for their alcohol level to reach zero after they stopped drinking. Breath alcohol testers measures blood alcohol level, which is an actual measure of intoxication. Therefore, a person who is not intoxicated has no alcohol in their bloodstream, and a breath alcohol test will provide a negative result.
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