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Top 12 of 2012: 1st Time Interlock Laws Reducing Recidivism, Changing Behavior
In March of this year, a study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety took a look at the long-term behavioral impact of 1st time DUI offender interlock laws. Specifically, the study...
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Top 12 of 2012: NHTSA Continues Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring Research
In October the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a study on Transdermal Alcohol Monitoring. The report, which took an in-depth look at six jurisdictions in the U.S. using...
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Top Newsmakers of 2012: NTSB Focuses on Impaired Driving in Annual Most...
As part of Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Sobering Up is taking a look back at the year’s Top 12 Newsmakers in the fight against alcohol-involved crime and Impaired Driving. This post is Part 9 of...
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Colorado’s Efforts to Crack Down on Drunk Driving Come With a Hefty Price...
The discussion about impaired driving in Colorado has recently focused on the issue of drugged driving with the passage of Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana in the state of Colorado in 2012....
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NTSB Calls for Lowering 0.08 BAC to 0.05: Can it happen?
On the 25th anniversary of our nation’s deadliest alcohol-impaired driving crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a new set of alcohol-impaired driving recommendations. The...
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NTSB .05 BAC Recommendation Stirs Controversy in DUI Community
In the weeks since the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) submitted a recommendation to lower the legal BAC limit for drivers from 0.08 to 0.05 BAC, commentary from politicians, lobbying...
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Disconnecting “Drunk” from “Driving”: NTSB Recommends Increased Use of...
In May the National Transportation Safety Board released 19 recommendations to eliminate impaired driving. This post is the third in a series examining the NTSB’s five safety issue areas. The NTSB...
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Government Accountability Office Reviews Ignition Interlock Installation Rates
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently released a review of ignition interlocks: Alcohol Ignition Interlocks Are Effective While Installed; Less Is Known About How to Increase...
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I’rm Jush Tipsy! Speech Analysis Could Outsmart Drunk Drivers
Computer scientists at Queens College and Columbia University have developed software to identify if someone is drunk based on their speech. They believe someday the technology could be added to cars...
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Proposed Laws Would Bar Drunk Drivers From Buying Alcohol
Special Licenses Would Prohibit Liquor Purchases For the second time in two years, New Mexico State Representative Brian Egolf has proposed a bill to prohibit convicted drunk drivers from purchasing...
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