Alcohol and driving — Michigan Permit Test

A 12-ounce can of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine and a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey all contain the same amount of alcohol.

Beer is not a safer choice than liquor. One standard drink of any kind affects your body the same way.

A 12-ounce can of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine and a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey all contain the same amount of alcohol.

The effects of alcohol are the same whether you drink beer, wine or whiskey.

It is the alcohol that impairs you, not the kind of drink it comes in.

The effects of alcohol are the same whether you drink beer, wine or whiskey.

Consuming even one drink can impair your ability to drive, slow your reaction time, dull your concentration and cause visual problems.

Impairment starts with the first drink, long before you feel drunk.

Consuming even one drink can impair your ability to drive, slow your reaction time, dull your concentration and cause visual problems.

Coffee, a cold shower, exercise or fresh air cannot sober you up; the only thing that sobers you up is time.

Your body clears alcohol at its own pace. Nothing you do speeds that up.

The only thing that sobers you up is time.

It is best never to drink and drive: choose a designated driver ahead of time who is not going to drink.

Deciding before the first drink is easier than deciding after a few, when judgment is already gone.

Select a designated driver ahead of time who is not going to drink.

If someone you know has been drinking or using drugs, do not let them drive; if necessary, take their car keys and offer them a place to sleep.

A friend who has been drinking may not see how impaired they are. Stopping them can save their life and others'.

If necessary, take away a person’s car keys and offer them a place to sleep.

Under Michigan's implied consent law, all drivers are considered to have consented to a chemical test when they apply for or renew their license, and refusing one results in a license suspension.

Agreeing to testing is part of the deal of getting a license, so refusing is itself an offense.

Under this law, all drivers are considered to have given consent to the test when they apply for and renew their driver’s license.

Refusing to submit to a chemical test will result in a license suspension.

If refusing carried no cost, impaired drivers would always refuse.

Refusing to submit to a chemical test will result in a license suspension pursuant to Michigan’s implied consent law.

Michigan law requires license suspensions for drug convictions, even if you were not driving at the time of the offense.

The state links drug crimes to the license whether or not a car was involved.

Michigan law requires driver’s license suspensions for drug convictions, even if you were not driving at the time of the offense.

With no prior drug violations, a drug conviction suspends your license for six months, with no restricted license during the first 30 days.

A first drug offense costs months of driving, and the first month with no driving at all.

If there are no prior drug violations, your driver’s license is suspended for six months.

One or more prior drug convictions in seven years means a one-year suspension, with no restricted license during the first 60 days.

A repeat offense shows a pattern, so the penalty doubles.

One or more prior drug convictions in seven years means your driver’s license will be suspended for one year

Which contains the same amount of alcohol as a 12-ounce can of beer?

A 5-ounce glass of wine. Beer is not a safer choice than liquor. One standard drink of any kind affects your body the same way. What Every Driver Must Know, p.14: “A 12-ounce can of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine and a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey all contain the same amount of alcohol.”