Clayton County’s Driving Under the Influence Laws are complex. Clayton County DUI injury lawyer Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI case.
The NHTSA released a list of frequently exhibited characteristics of a drunk driver. Identifying an impaired driver makes it easier to avoid these vehicles and to report them to police. Common signs that a vehicle is being operated by an impaired driver include:
- Straddling a lane, often driving over lane reflector markers or lane dividing lines for miles without correction
- Exhibiting difficulty staying in one lane and narrowly missing objects including other cars, street signs, curbs and medians
- Weaving across multiple lanes or swerving
- Holding their face closer to the windshield than necessary or drinking inside the vehicle
- Driving significantly below the speed limit
- Unpredictable braking
- Rapid acceleration
- Making wide turns into the improper lane
- Following vehicles dangerously closely (tailgating) or approaching another car dangerously closely before taking evasive maneuvers to pass
- Driving on a shoulder or median
- Driving at night without headlights
- Stopping at inappropriate times such as at green lights or in the middle of a street
If you have questions about Clayton County DUI laws, get the answers in Clayton County DUI injury attorney Shane Smith’s book, I Was Hit By a Drunk Driver: What Do I Do Next? Contact Shane Smith Law to schedule a free legal consultation
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