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•Keeping Pets Safe On Short Trips In The Car
The combination of pets and vehicles on television and in film has always been a little far fetched. Chevy Chase driving with a dog tied to his bumper in "National Lampoon's Vacation," the reckless and never wreck-less cat Toonces from "Saturday Night Live," and the thoughtful hand signals of Clyde the orangutan in the movie "Every Which Way But Loose" come to mind. Whether or not you find them humorous depends on your comedic inclinations. Either way, they don't accurately portray the serious side of driving with your pets. For those of us that do so, the lion's share of them are short trips. Drives to the v-e-t, dog park, and the like. Like anything, there are right ways and wrong ways.
•You Drink, You Drive, You Pay ... A Whole Lot
Being charged with a DUI means you will be acquiring a new, expensive, undesirable sideline, and getting released into the cold air of freedom after a long night in jail is only the beginning of that pricey, unpleasant journey.
•DUI Charges Are Nothing To Laugh About
My fiancee and I traveled to a party at a friend's house out of town last weekend, and I had a bit too much to drink. She said she was fine, though, so I let her do the driving.
•Hard Core Drinking Drivers
Hard core drinking drivers have drawn extra attention in recent years as policymakers try to renew progress against alcohol-impaired driving and the deaths and injuries it causes.
•Zero Alcohol Tolerance Is Enforced More Effectively In Washington Than In Some Other States
In every US jurisdiction drivers younger than 21 may be arrested if they have any measurable alcohol in their blood, not just if it’s enough to arrest them under DWI laws. Prompted by the threat of federal sanctions, state legislators put these zero tolerance laws on the books, but the results vary from state to state. Those in Washington are impressive.
•Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
Despite recent reductions in fatalities, impaired driving remains one of America's deadliest social problems. In 2004, nearly 13,000 drivers or motorcycle operators died in crashes with a BAC level of .08 or above- the illegal limit in all states.
•DUI/DWI Laws As Of November 2005
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have per se laws defining it as a crime to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above a proscribed level, 0.08 percent.
•States Cracking Down on Drunken Drivers as Deadly Holidays Approach
While it is the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be one of the deadliest times on our nation's roadways. To combat this, a new, informal survey from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that at least 40 states, two territories and the District of Columbia are planning special, stepped-up enforcement efforts to protect the public from drunken drivers during the upcoming holiday season. In the remaining states, drunken-driving enforcement will be a part of the everyday work of state and local troopers.
•Sobriety Checkpoints
In some communities patrols of officers with special training do a good job of apprehending drivers who are impaired by alcohol.
•Senator Maziarz, Assemblymember Hoyt Champion Legislation to Hold Adults Accountable for Providing Alcohol to Minors
Read more…
•Auto Club August is the Most Dangerous Month for Drinking And Driving; Costs of DUI Arrest at an All-Time High
Read more…
•Keys to Thwarting Drunk Drivers
Increasing concern about drunk-driving in Sweden and elsewhere prompted Saab to develop a solution, the Alcokey.
•State Highway Safety Offices Concerned with Increase in Fatalities
Today’s release of the 2003 Preliminary Estimate of Highway Fatalities by the Department of Transportation (DOT), which shows a slight increase in deaths, is disappointing news.
•NHTSA Says Drunk Driving Deaths Increased In 17 States
After years of gradual improvement, fatalities in alcohol-related crashes are on the rise nationally.
•NHTSA Says Drunk Driving Deaths Increased In 17 States
U.S. Transportation Secretary, Norman Y. Mineta, today announced that alcohol-related traffic death rates decreased in 32 states but increased in 17 during the last five years.
•American Society of Safety Engineers Address Distracted Driving
o reduce accidents and fatalities on the roadways and to guard against distracted drivers, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recommends companies develop or upgrade their employee driving guidelines, and, that states improve driver education information.
•Brain Imaging -- Driver Distraction
When you drive, how much of a distraction is talking on a cell phone, eating or fiddling with the radio?
•Distracted Driving Legislation
GHSA has long believed that there are a variety of distractions that either cause a driver to crash or contribute to the crash and the Association's policy reflects this fact. Dr. Stutts' research validates what state highway safety offices have long known: distractions such as talking with other passengers, looking at objects outside the vehicle, adjusting the radio and eating, are just as likely if not more likely to distract the driver as a cell phone.
•Fight Impaired Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) offers the following suggestions to help fight impaired driving
•Road Rage: Taming the Road Warrior In Each Of Us
What would your reaction be to the following situation? You're travelling down the street in your car at a reasonable rate of speed, when the car just ahead of you in the next lane suddenly cuts you off.Stunned, scared and taken off guard, what would you do?
The combination of pets and vehicles on television and in film has always been a little far fetched. Chevy Chase driving with a dog tied to his bumper in "National Lampoon's Vacation," the reckless and never wreck-less cat Toonces from "Saturday Night Live," and the thoughtful hand signals of Clyde the orangutan in the movie "Every Which Way But Loose" come to mind. Whether or not you find them humorous depends on your comedic inclinations. Either way, they don't accurately portray the serious side of driving with your pets. For those of us that do so, the lion's share of them are short trips. Drives to the v-e-t, dog park, and the like. Like anything, there are right ways and wrong ways.
•You Drink, You Drive, You Pay ... A Whole Lot
Being charged with a DUI means you will be acquiring a new, expensive, undesirable sideline, and getting released into the cold air of freedom after a long night in jail is only the beginning of that pricey, unpleasant journey.
•DUI Charges Are Nothing To Laugh About
My fiancee and I traveled to a party at a friend's house out of town last weekend, and I had a bit too much to drink. She said she was fine, though, so I let her do the driving.
•Hard Core Drinking Drivers
Hard core drinking drivers have drawn extra attention in recent years as policymakers try to renew progress against alcohol-impaired driving and the deaths and injuries it causes.
•Zero Alcohol Tolerance Is Enforced More Effectively In Washington Than In Some Other States
In every US jurisdiction drivers younger than 21 may be arrested if they have any measurable alcohol in their blood, not just if it’s enough to arrest them under DWI laws. Prompted by the threat of federal sanctions, state legislators put these zero tolerance laws on the books, but the results vary from state to state. Those in Washington are impressive.
•Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
Despite recent reductions in fatalities, impaired driving remains one of America's deadliest social problems. In 2004, nearly 13,000 drivers or motorcycle operators died in crashes with a BAC level of .08 or above- the illegal limit in all states.
•DUI/DWI Laws As Of November 2005
All 50 states and the District of Columbia have per se laws defining it as a crime to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above a proscribed level, 0.08 percent.
•States Cracking Down on Drunken Drivers as Deadly Holidays Approach
While it is the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be one of the deadliest times on our nation's roadways. To combat this, a new, informal survey from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that at least 40 states, two territories and the District of Columbia are planning special, stepped-up enforcement efforts to protect the public from drunken drivers during the upcoming holiday season. In the remaining states, drunken-driving enforcement will be a part of the everyday work of state and local troopers.
•Sobriety Checkpoints
In some communities patrols of officers with special training do a good job of apprehending drivers who are impaired by alcohol.
•Senator Maziarz, Assemblymember Hoyt Champion Legislation to Hold Adults Accountable for Providing Alcohol to Minors
Read more…
•Auto Club August is the Most Dangerous Month for Drinking And Driving; Costs of DUI Arrest at an All-Time High
Read more…
•Keys to Thwarting Drunk Drivers
Increasing concern about drunk-driving in Sweden and elsewhere prompted Saab to develop a solution, the Alcokey.
•State Highway Safety Offices Concerned with Increase in Fatalities
Today’s release of the 2003 Preliminary Estimate of Highway Fatalities by the Department of Transportation (DOT), which shows a slight increase in deaths, is disappointing news.
•NHTSA Says Drunk Driving Deaths Increased In 17 States
After years of gradual improvement, fatalities in alcohol-related crashes are on the rise nationally.
•NHTSA Says Drunk Driving Deaths Increased In 17 States
U.S. Transportation Secretary, Norman Y. Mineta, today announced that alcohol-related traffic death rates decreased in 32 states but increased in 17 during the last five years.
•American Society of Safety Engineers Address Distracted Driving
o reduce accidents and fatalities on the roadways and to guard against distracted drivers, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recommends companies develop or upgrade their employee driving guidelines, and, that states improve driver education information.
•Brain Imaging -- Driver Distraction
When you drive, how much of a distraction is talking on a cell phone, eating or fiddling with the radio?
•Distracted Driving Legislation
GHSA has long believed that there are a variety of distractions that either cause a driver to crash or contribute to the crash and the Association's policy reflects this fact. Dr. Stutts' research validates what state highway safety offices have long known: distractions such as talking with other passengers, looking at objects outside the vehicle, adjusting the radio and eating, are just as likely if not more likely to distract the driver as a cell phone.
•Fight Impaired Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) offers the following suggestions to help fight impaired driving
•Road Rage: Taming the Road Warrior In Each Of Us
What would your reaction be to the following situation? You're travelling down the street in your car at a reasonable rate of speed, when the car just ahead of you in the next lane suddenly cuts you off.Stunned, scared and taken off guard, what would you do?
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