Russia’s relationship to alcohol is a curious one. The government instituted prohibition in 1914, yet alcoholism remained rampant. Eventually the state took over production of alcohol, even as it promoted temperance. It wasn’t until Khruschchev that…

Arkansas: A new propsed law, Senate Bill 877, will strengthen penalties on drunk driving if passed. Under the new DUI law, any driver with a drunk driving conviction would be required to have an ignition interlock…

Last December this blog expressed hope that New Jersey would pass a proposed bill that would require first-time DUI offenders to use ignition interlock devices. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting…

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 –…

You probably know that police all over the country are watching out for drunk drivers this St. Patrick’s Day. In Virginia, Roanoke County is going all-out to ensure that impaired drivers are caught and prosecuted.…

No pressure. That’s the byword of Loveland Tire and Service, a locally-owned auto repair shop that keeps Loveland’s cars in good shape without any hard-sell tactics. As a committed LifeSafer ignition interlock provider, Loveland is also…

Drivers who use ignition interlocks can experience difficulties in extreme  cold conditions.  Every LifeSafer Ignition Interlock device (or IID, BAIID or car breathalyzer) is certified to warm up within 3 minutes in temperatures as low…

You can find out almost anything on the Internet. Including a lot that isn’t true. To prove that point, some kind souls have built a variety of convincing hoax websites. A site for ordering gasoline…

Police have a number of ways to detect if a driver is impaired. The standard method is to go through a set of procedures collectively called the Field Sobriety Test (FST). In one variation or…

By now you know that it’s against the law to drive your vehicle – or anyone else’s – while drunk. But what happens if you let someone else who is drunk drive your SUV? In…