There will be lots of green beer going down (and unfortunately coming back up) the throats of drinkers around the country this weekend. But a new initiative in Michigan is hoping to keep drunk bar-goers from getting behind the wheel by giving them a way to find the number for a nearby taxi service. [More]
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Would You Want A Valet To Tell You You're Too Drunk To Drive?
By 2.23.12
Consumers pay valets for a certain service: Taking charge of a vehicle, parking it until it’s needed, and returning it to the owner undamaged. But one Boston politician says valets should be responsible for another valuable service — preventing drunk drivers from hitting the road. [More]
Study: Driving While Stoned Is Very Dangerous, But Not As Risky As Drunk Driving
By 2.10.12
You might have a friend — or you might even be that person — who swears that they actually drive better after smoking a bit of marijuana (I believe the kids call it “reefer”); that it clears their head and helps them focus. But a new study confirms what many people had probably already guessed: that smoking pot and driving isn’t exactly a good idea. [More]
Lessons Learned From A DUI
By 11.16.11
Although those who are pulled over for driving drunk seldom realize it at the time, they’re incredibly lucky. A fine along with a possible license suspension and jail time are preferable to suffering a car wreck or being charged with aggravated assault or worse for crashing into an innocent victim. [More]
Could Bad Economy Be Responsible For Drop In Drunk Driving?
By 10.5.11
To be able to terrorize the roads as a drunk driver, you need to be able to afford both a vehicle and booze, and those things aren’t so easy to come by when jobs are so scarce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a survey finds that impaired driving is down 30 percent since the boom times of 2006. [More]
US Airways Denied New Mexico Liquor License
By 11.17.07
Sorry alcoholics, US Airways is now banned from serving alcohol on all flights to and from New Mexico. The state Regulation and Licensing Department had already denied the airline a temporary liquor license in June after US Airways served alcohol to a passenger who later crashed his car, killing a family of five. The Licensing Department yesterday rejected the airline’s permanent application, claiming that it:
…cannot reasonably find that approval of application will protect the public health and safety or that it is in the public interest.
