DUI test refusal

DUI Test Refusal and Criminal Charges – What’s Next?

There is much speculation regarding the impact, if any, of the McNeely [1] decision on warrantless blood draws in DUI/DUID traffic investigations, stops, DUI test refusals, and arrests. The analysis is varied with some claiming that the holding mandates that law enforcement secure a warrant prior to any blood draws while others suggest that whether a
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traffic safety resolution

Make a Traffic Safety Resolution That Saves Lives

It’s 2016—Did you make a New Year’s Resolution? It’s 2016—Are you going to be driving? It’s 2016—What are you going to do differently to save lives? Time for a Change It is a new year with new possibilities and exciting challenges.  During this time, many of us reflect on where we are in our lives,
holiday impaired driving

Holiday Impaired Driving: Make a Plan Before You Celebrate

It’s December, a time for joy and sharing special times with family and friends. Are you going out this time of year to celebrate? With all the holiday parties and festive occasions, many partygoers will be drinking. If you’re celebrating with alcohol this holiday season, here is a clear message for you: Drive Sober or
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older driver safety

Older Driver Safety: Simple Tools That Save Lives

The Baby Boomers are yet again changing business as usual. There are now both low tech and high tech programs and devices that help with older driver safety and senior health issues who are involved in a vehicle crash or suffering a medical emergency. Yellow Dot Responding to an aging population and older driver safety
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road traffic victim remembrance

Road Traffic Victim Remembrance: Reflect and Take Action

November 15, 2015, just another Sunday, right? No, not at all. This coming Sunday is much more is time for road traffic victim remembrance. It is the United Nations (U.N.) World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims. Every year, the third Sunday in November is a day to reflect, to think about family, friends,
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texting and driving dangers

Texting and Driving Dangers Surpass Drunk Driving Risks

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) driving while distracted is six times more dangerous than driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 yet it is a continuing problem. In recent surveys “…more than eight in ten drivers believed it was completely unacceptable for a motorist to text or email behind the
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Global road safety

Global Road Safety: Taking Action to Save Lives

How many times do we open the newspaper and read the headlines, “Drunk Driver Kills Pregnant Woman,” or turn on the TV news and hear about a person texting while driving who kills a pedestrian, or listen to the radio and hear the story about a motorcyclist killed in a single vehicle crash because he
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Combating DWI: Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Impaired Driving?

May 14th, 1988 is a day that will long be remembered by many.  On that day, the deadliest impaired driving crash in U.S. history occurred on Interstate 71 in Carrollton, Kentucky.  An impaired driver in a pickup truck going the wrong way on the interstate hit a church activity bus with 67 passengers.  There were