Scooting Under the Influence: The unexpected Atlanta BeltLine DUI Laws

Scooting Under the Influence: The unexpected Atlanta BeltLine DUI Laws. The Atlanta BeltLine has radically changed the way residents and visitors use the city. The paved trails are crowded with pedestrians, joggers, cyclists and a fleet of electric scooters on any given weekend. It is so simple to patio hop down the trail with popular (read more)

The BeltLine Trap: E-Bikes, Bird Scooters, and the Georgia Motor Vehicle Definition

The Atlanta BeltLine has revolutionized the transportation of the residents and tourists through the city by connecting neighborhoods across Midtown to the Old Fourth Ward. Along with this augmented level of connectivity comes an influx of the use of electric transportation, namely rented scooters and an avalanche of e-bikes. The number of the riders is (read more)

Beltline Brewery Crawl and The Bird Scooter DUI: What Riders Need to Know

On a sunny Saturday in Atlanta BeltLine, one can expect an excellent food, packed patios, and regular rotation of local breweries. Following a couple of IPAs at Ponce City Market or Krog Street Market, it seems like the most responsible thing to do and pick a Bird or Lime electric scooter to go home or (read more)

The So-called Less Safe Trap: Why even a .05 BAC will make you be arrested in Atlanta as a DUI

It is an Atlanta stereotype: you have just had a late dinner in Buckhead or just watched the last game of a Braves match at The Battery. Two drinks in two hours, you are fine, you know–mathematically–you are nowhere near the legal limit of.08. However, when you are in your rearview mirror and you notice (read more)

The Keto Breath trap: How your diet can beat a breathalyzer

Millions of Americans have resorted to the ketogenic diet or intermittent fasting in the name of health and optimum performance. These metabolic strategies are no longer trends but are now a lifestyle among all persons including top-tier athletes, and busy professionals. But there is another aspect of this state of metabolism that has a side (read more)

The Sleep It Off Myth: Why You Can Be Arrested in Georgia without driving a Mile and Charged with DUI.

Just imagine this situation: You have just dined out with friends in the Buckhead area or watched a game at The Battery. With a couple of drinks, you find that you are no longer in a position to drive home safely. You are a concerned citizen and you choose the right thing to do. You (read more)

The Hidden Risk of DUI in Your Medicine Cabinet

As long as you have tuned in news over the past year, chances are high that you heard about the weight loss drugs that are sweeping the country: Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. These drugs have assisted millions of American people to control diabetes and lose unnecessary weight. They are praised in their health advantages but (read more)

The Autopilot Defense: Auto-pilot Car DUI

Technology is making a fast pace and our everyday lives in Atlanta are getting more and more automated. Convenience is paramount by smart homes, smartphones. Now, with the emergence of semi-autonomous cars, such as Q Tesla, or cars with advanced driver-assist systems, it is no longer the same on the gridlock on the Downtown Connector. (read more)

THE SMART WITNESS: Why your Tesla and Ring doorbell can be used as evidence in a DUI case.

The most common evidence during the classic period of DUI defense was reduced to three items, the testimony of the police officer, the field sobriety test results, and the breathalyzer reading. Without other drivers on the road and dash camera recordings, it was practically your word vs. that of the officer. However the digital era (read more)

DUI in Atlanta: Atlanta Parking decks, gated communities, and mixed-use lots.

Majority of the population believes that a DUI would only occur in a real road. They envision a traffic stop in Peachtree, I-75, or I-285. However in Atlanta, arrests of DUI are common on the premises of private properties, particularly in the parking decks of Buckhead, lots of shopping centers, apartment blocks, and gated neighborhoods. (read more)