why is it DWI in some places and DUI in others?

[new coup for you]

Shouldn't it be DUI everywhere?

Is it ok to drive out or your mind on acid in places where it's called DWI?

 

[mia cruz]

Maybe it has a varied meaning why it DWI and DUI exists. Here's a simple answer to that : Driving While Intoxicated (DWI/DUI) Information

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

Shouldn't it be DUI everywhere?

Is it ok to drive out or your mind on acid in places where it's called DWI?

Although both have, pretty much, identical meanings, I have wondered the exact same thing.

 

[new coup for you]

intoxicated just means drunk. "under the influence [of a substance]" is much more appropriate.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

intoxicated just means drunk. "under the influence [of a substance]" is much more appropriate.

Intoxicated can mean 'under the influence of a substance" but I agree that DUI is more appropriate.

 

[new coup for you]

i don't believe in being an over-technical bitch, but this is the law. I don't think intoxication includes being high.

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

i don't believe in being an over-technical bitch, but this is the law. I don't think intoxication includes being high.

A dictionary definition of 'high':

1. Slang An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by or as if by a drug.

It's consisitent. drunk and high are types of intoxication. I still agree with you that DUI is better, though both can apply.

 

[new coup for you]

I guess I've just never heard it used that way...

 

[CaptainCourtesy]

I guess I've just never heard it used that way...

In NJ it's always been DWI as far as I know. I had never heard DUI until a few years ago. Guess it's just where one grows up.

 

[Alastor]

In Colorado we have a DWAI infraction and a DUI infraction, based on how intoxicated one is.

That's just for booze though. Other things such as pot usually fall in the DWAI category.

 

[Bones]

Maybe it has a varied meaning why it DWI and DUI exists. Here's a simple answer to that : Driving While Intoxicated (DWI/DUI) Information

So, I can drive with a can of beer in my hand, drinking it while I am driving, and by rights, the cops can't arrest me UNTIL I am intoxicated, right?:lol: