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Smart Driver™ Course State-Specific Information AARP Driver Safety Page 1 of 4 RHODE ISLAND D20715 – May 2024 SMART DRIVER™ COURSE STATE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION: RHODE ISLAND UNIT 2 – How Do We Navigate Changes? Driving While Impaired - Participant Guidebook Page 14 Any person of any age with a BAC of .08 or more is intoxicated and will be charged with drunk driving – Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) with a BAC of .02 but less than 08 is impaired and will be charged with Driving While Impaired (DWI). Implied Consent o Implied Consent means that any person who drivers a motor vehicle in Rhode Island has given consent to a chemical (breathalyzer-blood-urine) test to determine the amount of alcohol/drug, if any, in his/her blood if arrested for suspected driving intoxicated (DWI). Refusing a test can result in a license suspension. o If you refuse to take a chemical test, your license will be suspended for a minimum of six months. You are also subject to a fine, a highway safety assessment, public community service, and drunk driving school and/or referral to an alcohol treatment program. Drivers will be considered under the influence if they operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating drugs. Drivers will be automatically considered under the influence if they have a BAC over .08. However,you can still be convicted of a DUI if your BAC is below this level, if there is sufficient evidence that your driving was impaired. Drivers are considered under the influence if they operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of any intoxicating drugs. Drivers consent to chemical tests of their blood, breath, or urine if arrested for driving under the influence when they operate a motor vehicle. Refusing a test can result in a license suspension. Officers may conduct a preliminary roadside analysis of a driver's breath prior to arrest if they have reason to believe that the driver is intoxicated. Refusal of this test will result in arrest. UNIT 3 – Are We Ready to Drive? Child Safety Seats - Participant Guidebook Page 37 The Seat Belt Use Law is a primary law for all ages, drivers can be pulled over if anyone in your vehicle is unbuckled. Child Restraint Law – Any person transporting a child under the age of eight (8), less than fifty- seven (57) inches (4 ½ feet tall in height and less than (80) pounds need to be restrained in a rear- facing child safety seat. Infants: Birth to at least a minimum of one (1) year old and at least 20 lbs. must be in rear-facing convertible car seat – back seat use only. Infants who are under the age of 2 and weigh less than 30 pounds should be restrained in a rear-facing child safety seat. Children, who are under the age of 8, weigh less than 80 pounds and who are less than 4 feet 9 inches tall must be restrained in a child safety seat in a rear seat.