Tag: drunk driving
Infographic: Binge Drinking, Drunk Driving are Unlucky St. Patrick’s Day Traditions
While bars around the country are prepping green beer and Irish-themed cocktails, law enforcement agencies are gearing up...
States Make 24/7 Sobriety Legislation a Top Priority in 2016
While much progress has been made over the past couple of decades, alcohol-involved crashes still accounts for a third...
Highway Safety Advocates Call for More Traffic Safety Laws
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates)—an alliance of consumer, medical, public health, and safety groups and insurance...
Super Bowl Leads to Super Drinking, Drunk Driving
The most dangerous place to be during Super Bowl 50 isn’t between the Denver Broncos’ star defense and...
NTSB Recommends Lower BAC, Technology to Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths
Earlier this month the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced its top ten Most Wanted List of transportation...
U.S. Supreme Court to Look at Penalties for Refusing BAC Tests During DWI Stops
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in three cases on the constitutionality of punishing suspected...
24/7 Sobriety Programs Validated in Transportation “FAST” Act
Recently, President Obama signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which covers highway and surface transit spending...
Drunk Driving Down Among Teens and Young Adults
A new study by researchers with the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reports that...
Innovative Drunk Driving Programs Recognized for Excellence in Traffic Safety
On December 3rd the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (FAAR) honored six individuals with the Kevin E. Quinlan Award...
Drunk Driving Deaths Dropped in 2014, But the News Isn’t All Good
In November the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the official traffic fatality statistics for 2014, including...