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North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
If you’re ambitious, and concerned about the effects of drinking on your life, you might be halfway into Dry January by now. Good going. Originating in the U.K., Dry January was a creation of the charity Alcohol Concern, though there have been other drives to get people to abstain for that month over the years. The …
Complex as alcohol and drunk driving issues are, they can seem simple compared with the challenges that marijuana poses to the legal system. A recent Arizona Court of Appeals decision highlights just how different the two drugs are. In December the court ruled that medical marijuana patients arrested for driving under the influence of cannabis …
If you have an ignition interlock in your vehicle, your relationship to alcohol has probably changed. You know enough not to drink if you are going to drive in the near future. Interlocks are sensitive devices – they have to be, since they’re designed to detect alcohol at a concentration of about .02 BAC, which …
You’re not a drunk driver. You don’t down five whiskies and peel out onto the highway, veering into the oncoming lane, speeding, weaving, causing people to run off into ditches. You’ve never killed anyone. But maybe now is a good time to think about drinking and driving. Perhaps you’ve always kept your drinking down to …
Okay, it is news. The Arizona Cardinals wide receiver was found asleep at the wheel of his car in Scottsdale with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of .217, more than twice the legal level. This qualifies him for the designation of “super extreme DUI,” which carries stiff penalties. We said it’s not news because …
As it is now, so it has always been: the holidays are a dangerous time of year on the roads. People were always aware of it, though, as evidenced by this PSA by the National Foundation for Highway Safety, a Connecticut-based group that seems to have disappeared or been absorbed into another body. (Hat tip …
Tipsy Tow. Those are the words you need to know this Sunday night. If you’ve been partying – or if your driver has been partying, call the AAA help number and ask for a Tipsy Tow. A tow truck and driver will pick you up – and pick up your vehicle – and deposit you …
It’s that time of year. You’ve probably been planning to attend a few holiday parties. Maybe you’ve downed some egg nog at a gathering or two already. But guess what? Your teens are partying too. And while they like to party hard, they’re not the most careful planners around, particularly when it comes to matters …
