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How to Stop Drunk Drivers

Drunk drivers kill about 13,000 Americans each year and injure hundreds of thousands more. Now, California and Wisconsin are considering new laws that would require people convicted of drunk driving to use a technology called an ignition interlock. Drivers blow into a device that measures blood-alcohol content. If the level is too high, the car will not start. Fourteen states already routinely use the technology, which experts say can reduce subsequent drunk-driving offenses by up to 64%.


Critics say that manufacturers of the devices—for which convicted drunk drivers must pay up to $110 a month—have aggressively lobbied to make the units mandatory to increase profits. But law-enforcement officials say ignition interlocks work. “When the device is on, you see a decrease in repeat offenders,” says Barbara Lauer of Florida’s Department of Motor Vehicles. “Once it’s off, the numbers go right back up.”

— Meg Massey

 STORY FROM MADD


Young Boy Collects Pennies to Eliminate Drunk Driving

On December 8, 2006, a 25-year-old drunk driver struck North Carolina resident Justin Morgan’s family car as they left a barbecue restaurant after dinner, instantly killing his best friend, 8-year-old Patty Burgdoff.

The crash also dislocated the 7-year-old boy’s hip, fractured his head, and fractured a bone in his eye socket. Justin had double vision for six weeks. His mother, Shania Wilhelm, was seven months pregnant then. Fortunately, she and baby brother Jaycob, now 2, are fine.  Stepfather Michael, hospitalized for broken ribs and a torn aorta, still has complications from his injuries.
 
To honor Patty and help support MADD North Carolina, which Justin credits with helping him recover since the crash, he has launched a fundraising campaign goal of $37, 655.23 by March 25, 2009. At MADD’s December 1 “Tie One On For Safety” Charlotte kickoff, he announced his hope to beat the world record by raising enough money to cover the school gym floor in pennies. You can help Justin reach his goal by going to www.madd.org/nc and making a donation or add MADD as a cause on your facebook page.
 
“I want to do something great for me and Patty and other people hit by drunk drivers,” Justin wrote, when his mom suggested he express himself. “One of the ways that helps me remember Patty is helping MADD. MADD has been there for me and other people hit by a drunk driver.”
 
Shania says he is extremely quiet, and a little bashful. “We were quite surprised when he got in front of news cameras and spoke!” But Justin says he’s “happy” when the media wants to talk to him. He wants everyone to know how drunk driving cost his best friend’s life, and 487 others.
 

An unusually competent writer and artist for his age, Justin has memorialized his special friendship with Patty by drawing a picture of the two of them playing Uno in his home. His special written tribute to Patty and other victims of drunk driving asks, “Why do people have to drink and drive?”
 
“His mind goes all the time,” Shania says of her straight-A son. He says he’d like to grow up to play soccer, and be a firefighter like his dad, Jerry Morgan, who has also helped raise money through MADD walks. Shania never imagined he would dream so big when she encouraged him to make something positive happen from his experience.
 
The family has already raised more than $5,000 in two years of Walk Like MADD fundraisers in Charlotte and Raleigh. They’re all grateful to MADD NC for being there to talk to in the two years since their crash. Shania is especially grateful for MADD’s support in the courtroom throughout the trial.
 
The offender who struck Justin’s family’s car pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 94-122 months for 2nd degree murder, and 10-12 months each for felony serious assault by a motor vehicle on both Justin and Michael. He had been charged with a previous DWI, but the officer didn’t show up in court and the charge was dismissed.

Number of Drinks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Body Weight

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

100

.038

.075

.113

.150

.188

.225

.263

.300

.338

.375

110

.034

.066

.103

.137

.172

.207

.241

.275

.309

.344

120

.031

.063

.094

.125

.156

.188

.219

.250

.281

.313

130

.029

.058

.087

.116

.145

.174

.203

.232

.261

.290

140

.027

.054

.080

.107

.134

.161

.188

.214

.241

.268

150

.025

.050

.075

.100

.125

.151

.176

.201

.226

.251

160

.023

.047

.070

.094

.117

.141

.164

.188

.211

.234

170

.022

.045

.066

.088

.110

.132

.155

.178

.200

.221

180

.021

.042

.063

.083

.104

.125

.146

.167

.188

.208

190

.020

.040

.059

.079

.099

.119

.138

.158

.179

.198

200

.019

.038

.056

.075

.094

.113

.131

.150

.169

.188

210

.018

.036

.053

.071

.090

.107

.125

.143

.161

.179

220

.017

.034

.051

.068

.085

.102

.119

.136

.153

.170

230

.016

.032

.049

.065

.081

.098

.115

.130

.147

.163

240

.016

.031

.047

.063

.078

.094

.109

.125

.141

.156

Source: NHTSA chart with modifications Red Boxes: over the legal limit of .08, common in many states

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Affect on Motor Skills

At .020 light to moderate drinkers begin to feel some effects.
At .040 most people begin to feel relaxed.
At .060 judgment is somewhat impaired, people are less able to make rational decisions about their capabilities (eg. driving).
At .080 there is a definite impairment of muscle coordination and driving skills; this is legal level for intoxication in some states.
At .10 there is a clear deterioration of reaction time and control; this is legally drunk in most states.
At .120 vomiting usually occurs. Unless this level is reached slowly or a person has developed a tolerance to alcohol.
At .150 balance and movement are impaired. This blood-alcohol level means the equivalent of 1/2 pint of whiskey is circulating in the blood stream.
At .300 many people lose consciousness.
At .400 most people lose consciousness; some die.
At .450 breathing stops; this is a fatal dose for most people

Drinkers Can Track BAC with New iPhone App
December 10, 2009
A new iPhone application helps users keep track of their blood-alcohol content (BAC) and sends warning messages if data indicates the user is "buzzed" or legally intoxicated.

The Denver Post reported Dec. 2 that the free R-U-Buzzed? application developed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) calculates BAC based on information about the user's weight, sex, type and amount of alcohol consumed, and number of hours spent drinking. If the application determines that the user's BAC is over the legal limit of .08 percent, an anti drunk-driving warning flashes: "Don't even think about it."

The app also includes a "Taxi" icon that provides the phone number of the nearest Yellow Taxi stand using the iPhone's GPS capability.

The software was developed as part of CDOT's holiday drunk-driving prevention campaign, "Plan Ahead." It already has been downloaded more than 3,000 times.

CDOT warns that the app is only for general guidance, and the director of Colorado's chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is lukewarm about the tool. "I think there's a lot of room for error, and people just really have to understand it's an estimate and the point is to plan before you've been drinking," said Emily Tompkins.

COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE:

Posted by LewBryson on 10 Dec 09 09:31 AM EST
There's a plug-in breathalyzer for the iPhone, too, uses the iPhone's 'brain' to run the analysis and costs about $100. A bargain, compared to the potential costs of driving drunk: financial and emotional.

Posted by Allen D. Porter on 10 Dec 09 06:01 PM EST
The iBreath breathalyzer for the iPhone is a fun toy and useful gadget. At the same time, it is not FDA Certified. At DrinkingAndDriving.Org, we consider FDA certification an important criteria when it comes to selecting a personal breathalyzer. It is like seeing "UL Listed" on a lamp. If it isn't there, we wouldn't suggest buying one. The only other thing about the iBreath to consider is the non-removable/non-washable mouthpiece. Other than that, we highly recommend folks use personal breathalyzers and the iBreath, if not a 'real' breathalyzer in our book, is still an appealing step in the right direction. The most important thing about the iBreath is that it gets people thinking about avoiding drinking and driving.

Posted by Anonymous on 11 Dec 09 01:12 AM EST
Similar devices (commercialized BAC breathalyzers) have been abused and turned into drinking game devices - I see this happening with the iphone application. With so many teens with iphones, they should make it available to 21 and over only.

Posted by Hermann T. Meyer on 11 Dec 09 04:47 AM EST
See also: Phone App Allows Drinkers to Track Consumption (UK) 9. Dezember 2009 The U.K. health ministry has released a software application for iPhone and Windows phones intended to empower users to keep better track of their drinking, the BBC reported Dec. 1. The free Drinks Tracker app generates graphs based on individual alcohol consumption and advises users when they should cut back on drinking. Available from the National Health Service’s Choices website, the software was released as part of the government’s Know Your Limits campaign to promote responsible alcohol use. (Source: Join Together, 12/7/09) Comment: Let’s hope, it works correctly.

Posted by Conrad J. Shultz, Director of Drinking Driver Programs, High Point Treatment Center on 12 Dec 09 05:35 PM EST
A step in the right direction? Perhaps. But does the devise take into consideration that, depending on tolerance/experience, mood, presence of other drugs in the body and a variety of other factors, one can be very well drunk or adversely affected well below the legal limit. Can you imagine the rationale: "I'm not .08. I must be O.K. to drive." Some may be thwarted, but a potential disaster in the making.

Posted by Shattah206 on 14 Dec 09 04:22 PM EST
Anonymous wrote: "Similar devices (commercialized BAC breathalyzers) have been abused and turned into drinking game devices . . . " At first I thought, "oh, please . . . but then I pondered the frat-boy attitudes of many in the iphone demographic. YIKES. Can you imagine, "Dude, I blew a .14. Betche can't top that!" (deep sigh) It would be lovely if enough people use this device as intended to save a few lives. Let's hope.

 

IT’S TIME WE DID OUR PART TO HELP REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING!!!

Bouncers Against Drunk Driving ™ are a voluntary Group of individuals working security in drinking establishments that are concerned about the epidemic of Drunk Driving.

Yes! I know what you’re thinking "Bouncers worried about drunk driving"? Unheard of !
But there are responsible individuals in this field that are fathers, mothers, uncles, sons, daughters etc.
You get the picture. Let’s face it. Drinking establishments are never going to go away, so why not do our part.

Bouncers, Doormen,
Security and Nightlife Protectors are at the forefront of these drinking establishments and see first hand
how these individuals get into there vehicles intoxicated . So there is something we can do about it. We can do things like offer advice to the individual to wait for a designated driver or take a cab home and have someone pick up the vehicle at a later time. Sometimes individuals will even give us their car keys and pick them up the next day. (Think of the alternative; he or she may kill someone). We’re not asking you to be judge and jury, simply to offer some type of assistance so that they don’t wind up hurt or killed on their way home. If you have done all you can then that’s all you can do. Drunk Driving is on the rise and its killing and hurting our kids, family, and friends.


The Bouncers Against Drunk Driving ™ association has created a card that can be given to patrons where patrons can put names and numbers of individuals that can be called at any hour of the day or night in case he or she  is to drunk to drive. The security person can help by simply calling one of the numbers on the card and tell the designated individual where to pick up the individual that is to drunk to drive. Every little thing we can do may help the intoxicated individual to get home alive and possibly not hurting anyone on their way home

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DUI/DWI laws

May 2009

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.

License suspension or revocation traditionally follows conviction for alcohol-impaired driving.  Under a procedure called administrative license suspension, licenses are taken before conviction when a driver fails or refuses to take a chemical test.  Because administrative license suspension laws are independent of criminal procedures and are invoked right after arrest, they've been found to be more effective than traditional post-conviction sanctions.  Administrative license suspension laws are in place in 41 states and the District of Columbia.

Some offenders in 47 states and the District of Columbia are permitted to drive only if their vehicles have been equipped with ignition interlocks.  These devices analyze a driver's breath and disable the ignition if the driver has been drinking.

In 32 states, multiple offenders may have to forfeit their vehicles.

Laws prohibiting the driver, passengers, or both from possessing an open container of alcohol in the passenger compartment of a vehicle are in place in 43 states and the District of Columbia.

StateBAC defined as illegal per se Administrative license suspension 1st offense?Restore driving privileges during suspension?Do penalties include interlockVehicle forfeiture for multiple offensesOpen container laws
Alabama0.08 90 days no no no driver/passenger
Alaska0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes yes driver
Arizona0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Arkansas0.08 120 days yes1 yes yes no
California0.08 4 months after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Colorado0.08 3 months yes1 yes no driver/passenger
Connecticut0.08 90 days yes1 yes no no
Delaware0.08 3 months no yes no no
District of Columbia0.08 2-90 days yes1 yes no driver/passenger
Florida0.08 6 months after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Georgia0.08 1 year yes1 yes yes driver/passenger
Hawaii0.08 3 months after 30 days1 yes no driver/passenger
Idaho0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes no driver/passenger
Illinois0.08 3 months after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Indiana0.08 180 days after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Iowa0.08 180 days after 90 days1 yes no driver/passenger
Kansas0.08 30 days no yes no driver
Kentucky0.08 no not applicable yes yes driver/passenger
Louisiana0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Maine0.08 90 days yes1 yes yes driver/passenger
Maryland0.08 45 days yes1 yes no driver/passenger
Massachusetts0.08 90 days no yes yes driver/passenger
Michigan0.082 no not applicable yes yes driver/passenger
Minnesota0.08 90 days after 15 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Mississippi0.08 90 days no yes yes no
Missouri0.08 30 days no yes yes no
Montana0.08 no not applicable yes yes driver/passenger
Nebraska0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes no driver/passenger
Nevada0.08 90 days after 45 days1 yes no driver/passenger
New Hampshire0.08 6 months no yes no driver/passenger
New Jersey0.08 no not applicable yes no driver/passenger
New Mexico0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes no driver/passenger
New York0.08 variable3 yes1 yes yes driver/passenger
North Carolina0.08 30 days after 10 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
North Dakota0.08 91 days after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Ohio0.08 90 days after 15 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Oklahoma0.08 180 days yes1 yes yes driver
Oregon0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
Pennsylvania0.08 no not applicable yes yes driver/passenger
Rhode Island0.08 no not applicable yes yes driver
South Carolina0.08 no not applicable yes yes driver/passenger
South Dakota0.08 no not applicable no no driver/passenger
Tennessee0.08 no not applicable yes yes driver4
Texas0.08 90 days yes1 yes yes driver/passenger
Utah0.08 90 days no yes no driver/passenger
Vermont0.08 90 days no no yes driver/passenger
Virginia0.08 7 days no yes yes no
Washington0.08 90 days after 30 days1 yes yes driver/passenger
West Virginia0.08 6 months after 30 days 1 yes no no
Wisconsin0.08 6 months yes1 yes yes driver/passenger
Wyoming0.08 90 days yes1 yes no driver/passenger

1Drivers usually must demonstrate special hardship to justify restoring privileges during suspension, and then privileges often are restricted.

2The 0.08 per se BAC law in Michigan contains a sunset clause which states that the legal BAC will revert to 0.10 on October 1, 2013.

3In New York, administrative license suspension lasts until prosecution is complete.

4In Tennessee, municipalities and counties can prohibit passengers from possessing an open container.

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