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North Carolina's leading Ignition Interlock provider
It’s the ultimate penny-wise, pound foolish decision: drive home to avoid paying a cab fare after a night of drinking. You’ll save $30, $40, or even $50. And you’ll run the risk of a DUI conviction, which carries fearsome costs with it. The Buckeye Arizona police decided to advertise this message to the city’s drivers by …
Up to now, North Carolina has been one of a large number of states that do not require mopeds to be insured. That is about to change, if Governor Pat McCrory signs House Bill 148, which will require $30,000 worth of liability insurance for every moped driver. This law is just the next step in …
Last Tuesday members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and other concerned citizens held a press conference at the General Assembly in Raleigh. The purpose was urge the North Carolina Legislature to pass a law requiring first DWI offenders to install ignition interlocks in their vehicles. Ignition interlocks, or car breathalyzers, prevent a vehicle from starting if …
About twelve score and one year ago – time flies, doesn’t it? – our forefathers signed an angry but well-considered document now known as the Declaration of Independence. Essentially, it said that the Colonies were splitting with Britain for: Not letting colonists pass the laws they wanted to Controlling judges and axing them when they …
Let’s talk about odds for a minute. If you drive a vehicle, the odds are that you’ll get into some kind of collision every 17.9 years. That’s at least four accidents over an average lifetime. Of course, many factors can change your likelihood of a crash: Driving while distracted Speeding and other risky driving habits …
Most people have a vague idea of what happens after a DUI, but the people that know exactly what happens tend to be those that have had the misfortune (and bad judgment) to get a drunk driving conviction of their own. And while they will suffer the consequences, which might include fines, jail time, ignition …
Police and courts use blood alcohol concentration (BAC) as a measurement of intoxication. Most drivers know the .08 limit, which is legal standard for intoxication in Arizona and every other state. This is the per se limit, meaning that if a person registers a BAC of .08, they are intoxicated per se – even if …
Your friend is looking woozy, but she’s getting into her car anyway. Like the good pal you are, you try to see what’s going on. “Are you all right?” you ask. “Sure,” she says. But she doesn’t look all right. “You seem kind of tired. Have you had a drink?” “No way. Are you kidding? …
