Ignition interlock devices (IIDs)- or car breathalyzer devices which prevent a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking – have been part of Iowa’s anti-drunk driving arsenal for more than two decades. The…

People who drive drunk often don’t think their drunk. Often they claim they’re “okay to drive,” based on mental calculation. Unfortunately, the last thing you should be doing after drinking is making mental calculations. The…

The neither-fish-nor-fowl nature of rideshare services like Lyft and Uber has ignited a number of controversies in the markets in which the cars operate. Are drivers employees or contract labor? Private citizens or commercial drivers?…

Plenty of reports get issued each year compiling data on drunk driving: how many arrests, collisions, and deaths are caused by this preventable problem. Given the consequences of drunk driving, one wonders why one would…

In America, we’ve got our own laws and our own way of doing things. We don’t seem to listen much to outsiders, especially when they criticize us. But Utah has garnered not criticism, but praise,…

If you’re getting an ignition interlock anywhere in West Virginia, you’ll want to choose a provider who’s close to where you are. West Virginia’s number 1 interlock provider is LifeSafer, a company which has been…

A recent essay in the Harvard Journal on Legislation has explored an idea that some people might find radical: install ignition interlocks in all vehicles to prevent drunk driving collisions. An ignition interlock, or car…

Every year America’s road safety watchdog tallies up the fatal road crashes for the previous year. Sometimes the news is, if sad, at least encouraging. This year it was disturbing. According to this year’s Fatal…

Any discussion of automotive technology these days will sooner or later mention autonomous cars; most of the time they’re the only thing being talked about. Enough corners have been turned in the race to eliminate…