Tag: sobriety checkpoints

Highway Traffic
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Survey Shows Americans Favor Alternative Ways to Combat Drunk Driving

While there is no silver bullet to address drunk driving, critics suggest more could be done to make...

DUI Checkpoint Sign
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DUI Checkpoints: Advertise or Surprise?

The goal of DUI checkpoints is primarily deterrence: to raise the perceived risk of arrest, and secondarily to...

DUI and Sobriety Checkpoint Sign
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Flexible Sobriety Checkpoints Are A Low-Cost Tactic For Deterring DUIs

On a Saturday night last month, a sobriety checkpoint in Harrisburg, PA stopped 475 vehicles. But for all...

Missouri cuts funds for DWI enforcement
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Missouri lawmakers eliminate funding for DWI checkpoints

Last week Missouri’s legislature sent a bill to the governor’s desk that could make sobriety checkpoints in Missouri...

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To Drive or Not to Drive: NTSB urges high-visibility enforcement to influence driver decisions

In May the National Transportation Safety Board released 19 recommendations to end impaired driving. This post is the...

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In Kansas, Refuse a DUI Test and You Could End Up in Jail

Despite the fact that all 50 states have implied consent laws, which dole out punishment for refusal to...

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Bottle to Throttle: Alcohol Takes Center Stage in New Hollywood Blockbuster

I’m not Up in the Air like George Clooney, I don’t have 10 million frequent flyer miles—or even...

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Overseas Vacation? Better Think Twice About Driving After You Drink

Ah, summer vacation is right around the corner, and many Americans are gearing up to travel outside of...

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St. Patrick’s Day American Style: Why Do We Drink So Much?

St. Patrick’s Day and green beer. While shamrocks, bagpipes, and corned beef all take center stage during the...

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Making a Difference

Over the course of the past decade, great strides have been made in the development and implementation of...