Drunk & Impaired Driving
Blog articles on Sobering Up that address the drunk and impaired driving problems facing communities and courts across the United States.
Drunk Driving Deaths Dipped in 2017. But That’s Not the Whole Story.
In 2017, 10,874 people lost their lives in drunk driving crashes, according to recent data from the National...
What Is the Biggest Drinking Day in the US?
The day before Thanksgiving—known as Blackout Wednesday—is the biggest drinking day of the year in many areas of...
Infographic: Drinking and DUIs During the Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, football, and of course, food, but alcohol can often take center...
Infographic: The Scary Truth About Halloween and Drunk Driving
Halloween is no longer just for Trick-or-Treaters—the last decade has seen a spike in the number of adults...
Bartender Classes Could Prevent DUIs
The California Highway Patrol made more than 32,000 DUI arrests in the first half of 2018, but a...
Labor Day Fourth Deadliest Holiday for Drunk Driving
As summer winds down, Americans are looking forward to Labor Day—the last holiday of the season and last...
In Best Known “Pot” State, Most Impaired Driving Still Linked to Alcohol
When Colorado became the first U.S. state to permit the sale of recreational marijuana in 2014, some expressed...
UK Using Technology to Crack Down on Drink-Driving and Alcohol-Involved Crimes
According to a recent bulletin from the Office for National Statistics, about 29.2 million adults in England drank...
Need a Sober Ride Home? There’s An App For That
In 2016, nearly half of all drunk drivers involved in fatal crashes were between the ages of 16...
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...