Legislation & Public Policy
Blog articles on Sobering Up about drunk driving laws, penalties, legislation and public policy across the United States.
NTSB’s 2013 Most Wanted List Includes Call for Technologies to Address Impaired Driving
Today the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating all transportation...
Happy Birthday! Montana’s 24/7 Sobriety Program Turns 1
Drinking and driving has been a chronic—and deadly—problem on Montana’s roadways for decades. In 2008, Forbes magazine reported...
U.S. Supreme Court to Review No Refusal Laws, DUI Blood Tests
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Missouri case that challenges that state’s no refusal law,...
Mandatory Minimums: Judicial Discretion and Jail Overcrowding Top Issues for Canada’s New Federal Law
In the spring of 2012, the Omnibus budget legislation passed in the House of Commons, which included mandatory...
Boating This Holiday Weekend? Think Twice About BUIs
Reach your hand down into the cooler/ Don’t drink it if the mountains aren’t blue/ Try to keep...
NHTSA Report: 70% of drunk drivers in fatal accidents are twice the legal limit
According to 2010 alcohol-related traffic fatality data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than...
Do AA and Treatment Programs Really Fail Young Addicts?
In a recent opinion piece in the Washington Post, “How AA Fails Young Addicts,” Chelsea Carmona, who attended...
Today Marks Anniversary of 21 Minimum Drinking Age Act
According to Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD), today marks the 28th anniversary of the 21 Minimum Drinking Age...
Gearing Up for NACo Conference
The National Association of Counties (NACo) is hosting its 77th Annual Conference and Exposition in Pittsburgh, July 13-17,...
Big Win for Impaired Driving Programs When President Signs MAP-21 Transportation Bill
Congress went to work last week with the passage of the $109 billion Moving Ahead for Progress (MAP)...