Chapter 10 DUI Traffic Investifation Flashcards
An involuntary jerking of the eyes as they move to the side.
Horizontal gaze nystagmus
The limit at which an individual is presumed impaired and cannot legally operate a vehicle; BrAC is expressed as grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
Breath alcohol concentration
An involuntary jerking of the eyes caused by movement or action to the vestibular (inner ear) system.
Vestibular nystagmus
The entire process of identifying and gathering evidence to determine whether or not a subject should be arrested for a DUI violation.
DUI detection
A reminder or prompting as a signal to do do something; i.e., take enforcement action or observe the vehicle more closely.
Cue
The condition where the gaze of the eye has moved as far as it can go towards the shoulder and no white is visible at the outside of the eye.
Maximum deviation
A pain-relieving drug.
Analgesic
Something that leads to the solution of a problem, such as a fingerprint or DNA evidence; the behaviors observed during the performance of the Standardized Field Sobriety Test.
Clue
The ability to see, hear, walk, talk, judge distances, drive an automobile, make judgments, act in emergencies, and normally perform the mental and physical acts of daily life.
Normal faculties
A substance that induces sleep.
Narcotic
Field sobriety tests that measures person’s ability to perform both mental and physical tasks simultaneously.
Psychophysical tests
When a person uses two or more drug categories simultaneously.
Polydrug use
The ability to concentrate on two or more things at the same time.
Divided attention
An involuntary jerking of the eyes caused by a disruption of the central nervous system.
Neurological nystagmus
Operating a vehicle while impaired by use of alcohol or drugs.
Driving under the influence
An involuntary jerking of the eyes which can occur as a result of brain tumors, other brain damage, or some diseases of the inner ear.
Pathological nystagmus
The limit at which an individual is presumed impaired and cannot legally operate a vehicle; BAC is expressed in terms of grams of alcohol in every 100 milliliters.
Blood Alcohol Concentration
The psychophysical tests given to determine impairment.
Standardized field sobriety tests
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or promptly may be transported or drawn upon a highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Vehicle
The process by which the bloodstream carries alcohol to the body’s tissues and organs.
Distribution
The involuntary jerking of the eyes as they move upward are held at maximum deviation.
Vertical gaze nystagmus
Being physically in or on the vehicle and having the capability to operate the vehicle.
Actual physical control
The process by which alcohol enters the bloodstream.
Absorption
The fact that any person who accepts the privilege of driving in Florida has consented to submit to an approved chemical test to determine the alcohol content or the presence of a chemical and/or controlled substance in their breath, blood, or urine.
Implied consent
An involuntary jerking of the eyes.
Nystagmus
Any substance that, when taken into the human body, can impair ability of a person to operate a vehicle safely.
Drug
Anywhere in Florida, whether on roadways, or public or private property.
Within the state
