No that's known as DUI and most insurance companies will not cover DUI. DUI can alo include medications that carry the warning "exercise caution when operating a motor vehicle or operating heavy machinery".
Impaired driving is driving while drunk, drugged, or distracted.
Not if you are mentally or physically impaired from it. Never take anything that could impair your ability to drive, or you will be charged with Driving While Impaired. If convicted, which you probably will be, you will lose your driver's license.
Not if you fail a sobriety test.Added: Not if it affects your ability to operate the vechicle safely. Being prescribed the drugs is not a defense. You can be charged with DWI (Driving While Impaired).
(in the US) the legal prima facie level for proving intoxication is .08%.HOWEVER - even if you do not blow that high a score and you may not be able to be charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI), you CAN still be charged with Driving While Impaired (DWI).
Yes, every jurisdiction has this, or some similarly worded charge.
Impaired driving has been a criminal offense in Canada since the early 1920s, following the introduction of the first laws against driving while under the influence of alcohol. The Criminal Code of Canada includes specific provisions related to impaired driving, such as driving over the legal blood alcohol limit or while impaired by drugs.
Your driving record is ALWAYS with you, it doesn't go away as it is a complete compilation of your driving history.
Being charged with a DUI or DWI indicates that you were driving a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs, which is illegal and can result in legal consequences. It is important to take these charges seriously, as they can lead to fines, license suspension, and even jail time in some cases. It is advisable to seek legal advice and understand the potential consequences of the charges.
Impaired driving refers to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, which can significantly affect a driver's ability to safely operate the vehicle. It is illegal and dangerous because impaired drivers are more likely to cause accidents due to reduced reaction time and impaired judgment.
In the US, depending on which state or jurisdiction you are in, it is called Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Some states use DUI as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In some jurisdictions, you can be charged with DWI or DUI even if your do not meet the Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BAC) levels for legal intoxication. In Canada the similar charge is Driving while Impaired (DWI).
Impaired driving is illegal. Any activity which impairs the driver's ability to control his vehicle is liable for a charge of impaired driving, ie., the consumption of alcohol, eating a hamburger, drinking a coke, reading a road map, looking at the GPS screen, chatting on a cellphone, twiddling the radio station knob, etc. Any and all of these activities while you are driving is laying the driver open to an impaired driving charge if they are caught.
If you're driving on the road - yes.