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North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
It’s one thing to claim that a device stops drunk drivers. It’s another thing to come up with real numbers that show the device works. Recently Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) did just that. In a recent report they tallied up just how many times ignition interlocks stopped people in each state from driving drunk. …
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is known primarily for its advocacy of the cause of sober driving. It also aids and counsels drunk driving victims and their families. And the organization has a third function: to honor those who have made the roads safer across the country. Last month MADD took the opportunity to hail the heroes …
People under the influence of alcohol are not seeing far ahead, either literally or figuratively: their vision is impaired, and so is their ability to make judgments about the future. Just as they are less likely to see a pedestrian in the road, so they are less likely to understand the consequences of getting behind …
Arizona has a reputation for a no-nonsense attitude toward drunk driving. Part of the state’s response to the offense is the Arizona ignition interlock requirement, a measure which has been in place there since 2007. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. All people convicted of …
If you have had a DWI in North Carolina, or if you’ve heard war stories from friends who have been charged with drunk driving, you know that you’re in for a hassle. Apart from court appearances and the threat of jail time, there are many expenses that will come up. By the time the gavel …
Statistics are an important part of how we think of drunk driving. Numbers are the way we choose to make our case. In Arizona, for example, some two hundred people die each year because of alcohol-impaired driving. That’s a quarter of all driving fatalities. Seventy-five percent of those had a blood alcohol concentration of .015 …
A North Carolina DWI – or a similar conviction anywhere else – is a black mark on your record, a liability that can hamper efforts to make progress in life. Fines, community service, and even jail could result. For some offenses there will be an ignition interlock requirement. There is also the infamous job application …
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. All wonderful things, and all guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. They are such important rights, with such a vast scope, that we sometimes think that everything we do falls under them. Not driving. Driving is a privilege, not a right. We hear this again and again, but it …
