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Ridesharing Apps: The Cure for Drunk Driving?
Reporters with the Washington Post recently took a look at DUI stats in a handful of cities where ridesharing apps, such Uber and Lyft, are in place. What they discovered has some prominent groups...
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Cheers or Jeers for Uber’s Surge Pricing During High DUI Holidays
In July, reporters with the Washington Post found a correlation between the introduction of ridesharing apps, such Uber, and a decline in drunk-driving arrests in some cities where the apps have gained...
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Defense Lawyer Offers Scholarship for Underage Drunk Driving
In an effort to help teens recognize the dangers of drunk driving, Colorado Springs defense attorney Christian Schwaner recently announced that he will award a $1,000 college scholarship for the best...
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Poll: Should Minnesota Lower the Legal Drinking Age?
In 1984 President Reagan signed the Uniform Drinking Age Act, requiring all states to raise the legal drinking age to 21 or face reductions in their federal highway funding. Since 1995, all 50 states...
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More States are Reconsidering the Legal Drinking Age
It’s been nearly 30 years since Americans under 21 could legally purchase alcohol in the U.S. The Uniform Drinking Age Act of 1984 required states to raise their legal drinking age to 21 or face cuts...
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MADD, New Mexico Team Up to Shame Drunk Drivers and Judges on Social Media
New Mexico officials think that too many drunk drivers in their state are getting off too easy. In response, Governor Susana Martinez announced that New Mexico will pay Mothers Against Drunk Driving...
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#ReflectionsFromInside: Bar-Goers Get Virtual Visit from Jailed DUI Offender
A new anti-drunk driving PSA from safety organization We Save Lives (WSL) is causing a stir on social media. The video, which has been viewed more than 35 million times since it was published in April,...
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Missouri lawmakers eliminate funding for DWI checkpoints
Last week Missouri’s legislature sent a bill to the governor’s desk that could make sobriety checkpoints in Missouri a thing of the past. House Bill 4 reduces annual state funding for DWI checkpoints...
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Drinking legally at 19? Wisconsin is considering it
Could lowering the legal drinking age reduce binge drinking among younger drinkers, particularly those in college? Three Wisconsin state legislators seem to think so. The proposed bill, sponsored by...
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Survey Reveals Gaps in Knowledge about DUIs
The problem of drinking and driving has been an issue for as long as the two activities have existed. The emergence of organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (founded in 1980) and SCRAM...
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