Tag: impaired driving
Halloween Drinking Data May Scare You Sober, or at Least Keep You Home
Halloween is no longer a just-for-kids holiday. According to the National Retail Federation, over 170 million people in...
Happy Birthday! Montana’s 24/7 Sobriety Program Turns 1
Drinking and driving has been a chronic—and deadly—problem on Montana’s roadways for decades. In 2008, Forbes magazine reported...
29 Million in U.S. Admit Driving Drunk in 2011
On Monday the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released results from the 2011 National Survey...
A Growing Concern: Female Drunk Drivers
The majority of people arrested for drunk driving and who are responsible for drunk driving fatalities and serious...
NHTSA Report: 70% of drunk drivers in fatal accidents are twice the legal limit
According to 2010 alcohol-related traffic fatality data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than...
The Costs of Drunk Driving: How to Save $37 Billion a Year
Take a look at this infographic from www.carinsurance.org on the costs of drunk driving.
Making a Difference: York, PA Closing the Supervision Gap for Repeat Drunk Drivers
According to officials in York County, Pennsylvania, in any given year, 125 drunk drivers are responsible for 600...
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...
Big Win for Impaired Driving Programs When President Signs MAP-21 Transportation Bill
Congress went to work last week with the passage of the $109 billion Moving Ahead for Progress (MAP)...
Leandra’s Law: Closing interlock loophole runs aground in NY House
New York’s groundbreaking Leandra’s Law had its first official challenge last month when an offender sentenced to the...