DUI Checkpoints: Advertise or Surprise?

DUI Checkpoints: Advertise or Surprise?

by | Apr 10, 2019 | Drunk & Impaired Driving, dui checkpoints, DUI countermeasures, dui tactics, fair dui flyer, google, High Visibiliy Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Legislation & Public Policy, public policy, sobriety checkpoints, waze

DUI Checkpoints: Advertise or Surprise? The goal of DUI checkpoints is primarily deterrence: to raise the perceived risk of arrest, and secondarily to enforce drunk and impaired driving laws. Checkpoint information such as location and time is often highly publicized...
In Best Known “Pot” State, Most Impaired Driving Still Linked to Alcohol

In Best Known “Pot” State, Most Impaired Driving Still Linked to Alcohol

by | 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...
Flexible Sobriety Checkpoints Are A Low-Cost Tactic For Deterring DUIs

Flexible Sobriety Checkpoints Are A Low-Cost Tactic For Deterring DUIs

by | 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...
4 Activities to Avoid If You Plan to Drink this 4th of July

4 Activities to Avoid If You Plan to Drink this 4th of July

by | 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...