by inno-admin | Oct 19, 2018 | Drunk & Impaired Driving
Infographic: The Scary Truth About Halloween and Drunk Driving Halloween is no longer just for Trick-or-Treaters—the last decade has seen a spike in the number of adults hosting spooky celebrations that include alcohol. Across the country, too many people will mix...
by inno-admin | Oct 17, 2018 | Drunk & Impaired Driving
Bartender Classes Could Prevent DUIs The California Highway Patrol made more than 32,000 DUI arrests in the first half of 2018, but a new program launched by the state aims to curb drunk driving and prevent DUIs. The California Department of Alcohol Beverage...
by inno-admin | Aug 28, 2018 | Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving, General, Labor Day drunk driving, Labor Day Weekend, NHTSA
Labor Day Fourth Deadliest Holiday for Drunk Driving As summer winds down, Americans are looking forward to Labor Day—the last holiday of the season and last chance to wear white. But a wardrobe faux pas isn’t the only thing to worry about during the holiday weekend....
by inno-admin | Aug 23, 2018 | Alcohol Misuse & Abuse, college binge drinking, college drinking, college party, frat party, underage drinking
Friends, Frats, & Freedom: A Recipe for College Binge Drinking College isn’t just eating pizza in dorm rooms, studying on the quad, and writing reports. Thanks to movies like Old School, Van Wilder, and Animal House, the word “college” is pretty much...
by inno-admin | Aug 16, 2018 | driving while high, drugged driving, Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving, dui, dui tactics, impaired driving, Law Enforcement
In Best Known “Pot” State, Most Impaired Driving Still Linked to Alcohol When Colorado became the first U.S. state to permit the sale of recreational marijuana in 2014, some expressed concerns that the state would see a huge spike in drug-impaired driving. Four years...
by inno-admin | Aug 2, 2018 | alcohol-involved crime, Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving, Global Perspective, Monitoring & Technology, pilot programs, UK
UK Using Technology to Crack Down on Drink-Driving and Alcohol-Involved Crimes According to a recent bulletin from the Office for National Statistics, about 29.2 million adults in England drank alcohol in 2017, with 28.7% of men and 25.6% of women admitting to binge...
by inno-admin | Jul 27, 2018 | Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving, dui, dui tactics, impaired driving, NHTSA, smartphones, Societal Costs, technology, Uncategorized
Need a Sober Ride Home? There’s An App For That In 2016, nearly half of all drunk drivers involved in fatal crashes were between the ages of 16 and 34. And according to the Pew Research Center, more than 90% of Americans in that age group own a smartphone. Two mobile...
by inno-admin | Jul 19, 2018 | alcohol misuse, alcohol-fueled offenses, CDC, Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving, dui, dui tactics, impaired driving, Law Enforcement, NHTSA, sobriety checkpoints
Flexible Sobriety Checkpoints Are A Low-Cost Tactic For Deterring DUIs On a Saturday night last month, a sobriety checkpoint in Harrisburg, PA stopped 475 vehicles. But for all their efforts, police in Dauphin County made only two DUI arrests. At that same checkpoint...
by inno-admin | Jun 28, 2018 | 4th of july drunk driving, alcohol and fireworks, Alcohol Misuse & Abuse, Boating Under the Influence, drinking alcohol problems, dui tactics, Fourth of July drinking, holiday drunk driving, impaired driving, July 4th designated driver, Societal Costs
4 Activities to Avoid If You Plan to Drink this 4th of July From California to Maine, people will soon be gathering in parks and backyards to celebrate Independence Day. For many, the holiday isn’t complete without a few beers, a festive cocktail, or a couple of...
by inno-admin | Jun 22, 2018 | alcohol abuse, Drunk & Impaired Driving, drunk driving, dui, dui tactics, Law Enforcement
When It Comes To Boating, Alcohol and Water Don’t Mix With summertime boating season underway, it’s important to remember that impaired driving isn’t limited to the roadways. Boating under the influence (BUI) is just as dangerous as drunk driving and it’s illegal in...