Tag: NHTSA
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...
Summer DUIs: Drunk Driving Never Takes A Vacation
Whether it’s backyard barbecues, boating on the lake, or catching a baseball game, summertime offers plenty of opportunities...
Saturday Cinco de Mayo Could Mean More Drunk Driving
Commemorating Mexico’s 1862 defeat of French forces, Cinco de Mayo—only sporadically celebrated throughout Mexico—didn’t gain widespread popularity as...
Tennessee Proposes Banning DUI Offenders From Purchasing Alcohol
Tennessee lawmakers are looking to significantly limit the access to alcohol for anyone convicted of a DUI. Sponsored...
Report Calls for Higher Taxes, Lower BAC to Reduce DWI Deaths
In January the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released “Getting to zero alcohol-impaired driving fatalities: A...
Super Bowl LII: Game Planning for a Sober Ride Home
On February 4, more than 66,200 people will converge on U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota to witness...
Drinking legally at 19? Wisconsin is considering it
Could lowering the legal drinking age reduce binge drinking among younger drinkers, particularly those in college? Three Wisconsin...
Responsible Beverage Service and Enforcement: Does it Reduce DUIs?
Can a simple education program for bartenders and alcohol servers reduce drunk driving? The results of a study...
2016 Data: Drunk Driving Deaths Up for Second Year in a Row
Newly released data from the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that both overall traffic deaths and...