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Today’s guest post comes to us from Ben Landman, a content specialist at the law offices of Isaac Abraham. UberX: the ride sharing program that allows independent contractors to partner with Uber in order to provide rides for people who need them. The rates are lower than taxis, and Uber is slowly being made available in …
Why do people drink and drive? The question is asked by law enforcement personnel, by therapists, and by the victims of drunk driving collisions. There are different ways to look at the cause. One way is to ask, “Why do people make the decision to drink and then drive, rather than find another way …
Sobriety checkpoints are still a hot-button issue in the US. The Supreme Court has declared them a reasonable search, but many people dislike the idea of stopping cars at random to ask if the driver is impaired. At present 38 states including North Carolina have laws allowing sobriety checkpoints, and the rest do not. One …
Most users of ignition interlocks have installed the device because they’ve been ordered to by a judge or other official, or they’ve been advised to do so as proof of their good intentions prior to a court appearance. However, every installer also does voluntary ignition interlock installations on a regular basis. A surprising number of …
If you get the feeling that you’re being watched while you’re driving these days, you probably are. The US Department of Transportation wants it that way. Every summer the USDOT rolls out its “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which targets impaired drivers. Why summer? Because summer is, sadly the time when drunk drivers …
Every driver should know the legal level for drunkenness in a driver: a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of .08%, or .08 grams of alcohol per 100 grams of blood. But an ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, doesn’t stick a needle in your arm and draw blood to test it. It gets the information it needs …
Many people who have never been arrested for DWI have no idea what an ignition interlock is. It’s just not part of their world, and that’s fine. But ignition interlocks, devices which keep a vehicle from starting if the driver has alcohol on his or her breath, are in the news. 25 states now require …
You’ll hear newscasters say the A-word all the time. “A deadly accident on Route 10 this morning…” “Drunk driving can lead to serious accidents…” But how can something be the result of a crime and an accident at the same time? A group called Crash Coalition operates the website Drop the ‘A’ Word, which asks …
