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Mandatory Interlock Technologies Progressing Faster Than Anticipated
In today’s issue of the Wall Street Journal, reporter Joseph White reports on the progress of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in the...
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NTSB’s 2013 Most Wanted List Includes Call for Technologies to Address...
Today the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating all transportation accidents, unveiled its 2013 Most Wanted List. This list...
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NTSB’s Newest Recommendations Overlook Alcohol-Dependent Drivers
On Tuesday the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a special investigation report on fatal wrong-way driving crashes on limited-access highways. The study found that approximately 260...
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Top 12 of 2012: MAP-21 Increases the Odds in the Fight Against Impaired Driving
As part of Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Sobering Up is taking a look back at the year’s Top 12 Newsmakers in the fight against alcohol-involved crime and Impaired Driving. This post is Part 6 of...
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Top 12 of 2012: 1st Time Interlock Laws Reducing Recidivism, Changing Behavior
In March of this year, a study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety took a look at the long-term behavioral impact of 1st time DUI offender interlock laws. Specifically, the study...
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Colorado’s Efforts to Crack Down on Drunk Driving Come With a Hefty Price...
The discussion about impaired driving in Colorado has recently focused on the issue of drugged driving with the passage of Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana in the state of Colorado in 2012....
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Disconnecting “Drunk” from “Driving”: NTSB Recommends Increased Use of...
In May the National Transportation Safety Board released 19 recommendations to eliminate impaired driving. This post is the third in a series examining the NTSB’s five safety issue areas. The NTSB...
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Government Accountability Office Reviews Ignition Interlock Installation Rates
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently released a review of ignition interlocks: Alcohol Ignition Interlocks Are Effective While Installed; Less Is Known About How to Increase...
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NTSB Recommends Lower BAC, Technology to Reduce Drunk Driving Deaths
Earlier this month the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced its top ten Most Wanted List of transportation safety improvements for 2016. Once again, the NTSB included...
View ArticleCalif. Ignition Interlock Study Shows Mixed Results
Last week the California Department of Motor Vehicles released study results evaluating the specific deterrent effects of California Assembly Bill 91. This law established a mandatory ignition...
View ArticleThree States May Reduce BAC Limit for Drunk Driving
The current BAC limit for drivers in all 50 states is 0.08, but if some lawmakers get their way, that could soon change. Since 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called on states...
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Canada: “Reasonable Suspicion” Not Needed for DUI Breath Tests
Starting next year, drivers in Canada could be required to take alcohol breath tests regardless of whether officers have a “reasonable suspicion” that they are driving under the influence of alcohol....
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Ignition Interlocks for Motorcycles: Does It Make Sense?
Last May, a study headed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posed an interesting question: does it make sense to apply ignition interlocks to motorcycles? Examining data from 2011,...
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Survey Shows Americans Favor Alternative Ways to Combat Drunk Driving
In recent years, progress on reducing the number of drunk driving deaths has seemingly stalled. Alcohol-impaired driving consistently accounts for approximately a third of all traffic fatalities. In...
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