It’s The Day Before Thanksgiving – Beware “Blackout Wednesday”

Thanksgiving doesn’t usually come to mind when we think of holidays and drunk driving. New Year’s Eve and July 4th Weekend, and perhaps Memorial Day weekend, are considered the times one is likely to encounter…
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Man Writes Police Officer: “thank You For My DUI Arrest”

After a DUI arrest, offenders tend to have one of two reactions. Either they say, “I made a mistake” or they say, “Why are they picking on me?” A Georgia man chose a different, and…
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Blast From The 90s – Paul Mccartney Sings Against Drunk Driving In Radd Video

In case you missed the 90s, or want to return to them, or don’t exactly know what they are, we present this video by the organization RADD – Originally Rock Artists Against Drunk Driving, but…
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Wisconsin’s Saferide Program And The Price Of Success: Drunk Drivers Dig Deeper For $$$

Drunk driving is on the wane in Wisconsin, thanks in part to a program designed to help drinkers get home safely and at no charge, without having to take the wheel. Run by the Tavern…
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Football Has Rules. So Do Tailgate Parties. Here Are The 7 Rules You Need To Know.

You’re ready for the football season. You’ve gorged on the pre-season, and you’ve decided who’s going all the way this year (we’ll check with you later on that). Are you prepared for the tailgate party…
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Your Hump-day Recess: Stevie Wonder On Drunk Driving

Stevie Wonder, who has sold more than 100 million albums and singles, and who is on every top-ten list of pop artists, has always been an inspiring figure. Despite the temptations of stardom, he’s stood…
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Your Hump-day Recess: Felix The Cat And Drunk Driving

America in the 1920s was famous for its silent films and notorious for its drinking. It was an age when comedy and animation, had emerged as the great crowd-pleasers of cinema. And despite prohibition, drinking alcohol…
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Buzzed Driving Ruins Your Love Life

In the 20th Century ads about drunk driving were dark things indeed. Crashes, lights, sirens, hospital gurneys – the message was always about the ultimate cost of buzzed driving (then only called drunk driving): the…
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Your Hump-day Recess: From Hot Wheels, A Small Reminder About Drunk Driving

Why don’t teenagers listen to their parents? Why don’t people pay attention to public service ads? Often , it’s the messenger as much as the message. If the warning is coming from a familiar source –…
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Hump-day Recess: Seat Belt Ads By Vince & Larry, The Crash Test Dummies

A number of road safety PSA campaigns over the years have been memorable, but few can be said to be geniunely beloved. One set of messages that is very fondly remembered is the run of Vince…
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