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It was nice while it lasted. For fifty years, road deaths were on the wane in the US. It hasn’t been accidental: a concerted effort by legislators, political leaders, government organizations and road safety advocates led to safer roads across the nation. During that time those groups delivered what was needed: mandating safer cars and …
A bottleneck in Pitt County’s DWI process has just been widened. A new blood alcohol test lab has opened up at the Pitt County Detention Center to handle blood samples from DWI suspects. The bottleneck was a serious one, with some tests delaying court cases by years. When delays cause cases to be dismissed, drunk …
Repeat DWI offenders are scary people. Once arrested, fined, and even jailed, they get back on the road despite the alcohol in their veins, and as a result they become extremely dangerous. Like many states, North Carolina has a repeat DWI problem that it hasn’t fully addressed. Each year alcohol takes the lives of around …
Had a few in a Charlotte tavern or a Raleigh bar? Having a wicked time at a party in Fayetteville? When it’s time to head home, you know the drill: don’t drink and drive – after all, you’re smarter than that, aren’t you? And if you need help getting home, the North Carolina Department of …
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 …
We love cheap gas. We love filling up our tanks and not gasping at the total. Even more, we love planning road trips and not having to think as much about how badly it will hit our wallet. That’s why most people greeted news from AAA Carolinas with a cheer: this summer’s Independence Day gas …
Highway 17 in Pender County, North Carolina is bad news. The community of Hampstead is served by three bars along the highway and a number of restaurants on the nearby beach. That makes for good evenings out, but for many years diners who had a few too many were not be able to call a …
If you’re drinking in Raleigh-Durham this Saturday, you might not need to worry about getting home without driving. You’re covered, and it won’t cost you a cent, thanks to the combination of technology and public-spirited enterprise. BeMyDD, a designated driver service, will spot you a free ride. Drinking alcohol goes back millennia in human history, …
