When we write about drunk driving incidents, it’s not to needle the drivers. It’s to make a point. When people drive and things happen, they happen worse when alcohol is involved. Even if the cause…

You might not have seen it, even if you’ve been in Wisconsin all your life. It sits at the intersection of Highway BD and Highway 33 in Baraboo, about an hour north of Madison. Who…

It’s silly season over in Utah, at least as far as drunk driving advocacy is concerned. Not long ago Utah became the first state to lower the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit to .05.…

Massachusetts is leaving the best anti-drunk driving technology on the table, says Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). The organization wants the state to pass a law requiring first-time DUI offenders to install the device, which…

Last Monday Nevada governor Brian Sandoval signed a lot of bills – more than 30 of them. A lot of these are important, but one in particular will benefit the state for years to come:…

“The legislature finds that there is significant value in diligently combating the crime of driving under the influence and promoting the safety of all persons using our public roadways.” That’s the text that begins House…

“But I wasn’t driving!” Many people will be surprised to learn that it’s possible to be arrested for drunk driving even if you’re not driving. Recently it happened in Riverside, Illinois. A taxi driver was…

Drivers make a lot of assumptions on the road. One of them is that the other drivers will generally be acting rationally. Of course, defensive driving demands that we be on the alert for sudden…

Iowa’s governor has signed Senate File 444 which, among other driving safety provisions, introduces a new program – 24/7 alcohol monitoring – to help fight drunk driving. Starting on July 1st, counties who wish to can…

Generally, drunk driving is seen as nothing to laugh about. It was not always so. In from the time cars went mainstream to the 1960s drunk driving was something of an underground sport. Illegal to…