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WASHINGTON – House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) has introduced a provision in the House transportation bill that would offer additional highway funds to states that require installation of ignition interlock devices in vehicles of all drivers convicted of a DUI.
Read More →WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation last week kicked off a nationwide crackdown on drunk driving coinciding with the winter holiday season.
Read More →COLLEGE STATION, TX -- The number of drivers involved in nighttime fatal crashes nationwide has increased over the past decade, even as crash fatalities overall have declined during the same period, according to a new study.
Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded $2.25 million to a Takata-TruTouch Technologies partnership to develop an in-vehicle solution to help prevent drunken driving.
Read More →WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Aug. 29 marked its annual enforcement crackdown and the launch of a nationwide, multi-year advertising campaign aimed at getting drunk drivers off the road: "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over."
Read More →WASHINGTON - A coalition of companies and industry groups -- including the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, AAA and American Trucking Associations -- is urging Congress to fund an advanced drunk driving detection research program.
Read More →ATLANTA - Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have concluded that ignition interlocks help prevent drivers who were previously arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) from being re-arrested.
Read More →WALTHAM, MA - U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood and National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland on Jan. 28 took a first look at new Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) technology being developed to prevent alcohol-impaired drivers from operating their vehicles while under the influence.
Read More →PORTAGE, MI - A drunken driving case in Portage, Mich., involving a Coloma Community Schools bus driver, is providing a national spotlight on the issue of commercial driver background checks and procedures.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation last week kicked off the annual "Drunk Driving. Over The Limit. Under Arrest" winter holiday crackdown involving thousands of law enforcement agencies across the nation. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood also highlighted the new "No Refusal" strategy that a number of states are employing to put a stop to drunk driving.
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