Independence Day Archives

600 North Carolina Drunk Drivers Caught. 119,400 More Still At Large.

July 12, 2016 by Chris Grinnell

Despite warnings, signs, news reports, tweets, and messages everywhere – including this blog – an astounding number of North Carolinians decided to drink and drive over Independence Day weekend. But how many drunk drivers were not caught? Estimates vary. The journal Injury Prevention gave these numbers: The probability of arrest while driving at a blood alcohol level …

Driving Drunk on July 4th Was Not What Our Founding Fathers Had in Mind

July 1, 2015 by Chris Grinnell

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 …