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Prom night was coming up, so a group of students at Ripley High School in Ripley, West Virginia decided to warn their classmates about the dangers of drinking and driving. They produced a drunk driving PSA (public service announcement) that not only impressed the school – it went on to win first place in a …
Arizona got serious about drunk driving back in 2007, when one of the country’s first ignition interlock laws went into effect. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. The device has saved many lives since then – by MADD’s reckoning, more than 78,000 drunk driving …
One of the delights of spring in America’s high schools is the prom – a chance for teens to dress up and celebrate the end of a tough school year – usually their last high school year – with a formal event. Most parents, though, are a bit nervous on prom night if driving is …
The trend for states to adopt ignition interlocks for drunk driving offenses is on the rise. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. Currently 29 states mandate the devices for all such offenses, including first offenses. What was once thought to be a remedy for …
There’ s a good chance we know where you’ll be during the Super Bowl. If you’re a fan and you’re free, you’ll be in front of a TV (except for 71,795 of you, who will be in Houston at NRG stadium). You’ll be at your home, or a friend’s home, or at a sports bar …
If you have an Arizona DUI, one of the requirements for having your driving privileges reinstated is getting an Arizona ignition interlock – a device which prevents the vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. You have 30 days to have the device installed. The process for getting the device isn’t hard. You …
No two drunk driving offenses are alike. One of the ways the seriousness of a North Carolina DWI is determined is how many previous DWIs are on a driver’s record. We call this the lookback period. But how far do you go back? If an offender got another DWI say, 30 years ago, should that …
If you’ve had an ignition interlock installed in your vehicle, you’re dealing with factors that you never had to think about before. Delivering a breath sample on a regular basis while driving isn’t hard, but it does take a bit of practice and forethought, and if you’re not careful, you could run into snags. One …
