Which of the following does North Carolina DWI law specifically prohibit for a driver?
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A.
Riding as a passenger after drinking
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B.
Consuming any alcoholic beverage while driving Correct
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C.
Carrying a sealed, unopened alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a private car
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D.
Storing a sealed alcoholic beverage in the trunk
The answer is "Consuming any alcoholic beverage while driving"
North Carolina's DWI laws prohibit drivers from consuming any alcoholic beverage, including beer, while driving. Choice C tempts readers who carry the commercial-vehicle rule (alcohol open or closed in the passenger area) over to private cars, where only open containers are prohibited.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Riding as a passenger after drinking
DWI law regulates the driver's own alcohol consumption while driving, not what a passenger drank before getting in the car. Treats the DWI chapter as a general alcohol-and-vehicles ban and applies the driver-focused rule to anyone riding in the car.
C. Carrying a sealed, unopened alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a private car
The open-container rule reaches the transport of an open container in the passenger area; a sealed, unopened bottle in a private car's passenger area is not itself the DWI-law offense. Carries the commercial-vehicle rule, which bans alcoholic beverages open or closed in the passenger area, over to private cars and treats any container in reach as prohibited.
D. Storing a sealed alcoholic beverage in the trunk
Storing a sealed beverage in the trunk is not the same as consuming alcohol while driving, and the open-container prohibition reaches only the passenger area, not the trunk. Reads the open-container rule as covering any alcohol anywhere in the vehicle, broader than what the manual actually prohibits for a non-commercial car.
This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 2 - Alcohol and the Law: DWI Laws," p.31..
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