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Prescription and OTC Drugs: Impact on Driving Ability

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Cecil Helton

Alcohol is far from being the only drug that can impact your driving abilities. Prescription and over the counter (OTC) medicines can also result being under the influence, otherwise known as drugged driving. Read More

Posted in Articles | Tagged 3 deadly Ds, Alcohol, alcohol impaired, Alcohol impared, alcohol intoxication, driving under the influence, drugged driving, drugs, drugs and alcohol, OTC medication, OTC medications, OTC meds, over the counter, prescription, prescriptions, three deadly d's, under the influence |

Sickness Impairs Driving Ability Significantly

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Cecil Helton

Could it be possible that driving when you’re sick with a common cold is as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol? Read More

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alcohol, Cardiff University, Common cold, driving under the influence, driving while drunk, driving while intoxicated, driving while sick, Drunk Driving, Halfords, health conditions, illness, influenza, sick, sickness, sickness and driving, Young Marmalade |

Tips for Staying Safe on New Years

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Cecil Helton

If everyone took the appropriate steps when alcohol is involved, there would be no need for the police to focus their efforts on DUI enforcement. Read More

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alcohol, alcohol impaired, Alcohol impared, alcohol intoxication, designated driver, driving under the influence, DUI, DWI, FARS, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, highway fatality, impaired driving, new years, new years day, New Years Eve |

AAA to Offer “Tipsy Tow” Program for Inebriated Drivers in Select Areas

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Cecil Helton

Since only a number of AAA chapters are offering “Tipsy Tow” programs, they’re not available nationwide. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged AAA, Alcohol, alcohol impaired, alcohol intoxication, American Automobile Association, driving drunk, drunk drivers, Drunk Driving, drunken driver, DUI, impaired driving |

Besides DUIs, What Do Police Look for at Checkpoints?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Cecil Helton

Police checkpoints can help them pick out other drivers that are wanted by law enforcement than just singling out those driving under the influence of alcohol. You can expect the police to be very interested in the following. Read More

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alcohol, arrested for DUI, driver checkpoint, driver checkpoints, drivers license, driving drunk, driving under the influence, drugs and alcohol, Drunk Driving, DUI, DUI and DWI, DUI and insurance, DUI effect on insurance, DWI, insurance after DUI, no drivers license, no insurance, police checkpoint, police checkpoints, police roadblock, police roadblocks, SCOTUS, Supreme Court of the United States, under the influence, uninsured |

Driving while Drowsy? Dangerous and Impaired Driving

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Cecil Helton

If you can pick out any of these symptoms, you’re probably too tired to be behind the wheel. Read More

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alcohol, alcohol impaired, driving drowsy, driving drunk, drowsy driving, Drunk Driving, DUI, fatal accident, fatal collision, fatal crash, fatalities, highway fatality, traffic fatalities |

Man Gets Two DUIs in a Single Night

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Cecil Helton

What ever happened to throwing DUI suspects into the drunk tank and letting them sleep it off? Or towing and impounding the car? And who in their right mind picks a “friend” up from jail – for DUI no less – and then takes said still intoxicated “friend” to their car so they can drive it home drunk? Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged Alcohol, Alcohol impared, car out of impound, driving under the influence, DUI, DUI in Pennsylvania, DWI, impaired driving, impound fees, officer, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police, police, State trooper, towing, trooper, washington |

Will Driverless Cars be a Boon or a Boondoggle for Insurance?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Cecil Helton

If all goes as planned, we’ll have multiple models from different manufactures on the road by the end of the decade. Brave new world, or just another form of distracted driving? Read More

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alcohol, auto insurance, autonomous cars, car insurance, DARPA, distracted driving, driver distraction, driverless, DUI, general motors, GM, Google, human risk factors, lower car insurance, self driving cars, Self-driving car |

Cop towing DARE trailer charged with DUI

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Cecil Helton

We continually preach against the dangers of drinking and driving. Likewise, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officers lecture school children on alcohol, narcotics and other drugs, including how they can impact driving. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged accident, Alcohol, Alcohol impared, crash, drinking and driving, drunken driving, DUI, DWI, Indiana |

St. Patrick’s Day: Designated Drivers, not Luck

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Cecil Helton

For those who are, or are not celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, let’s keep the roads safe this year. Read More

Posted in Blog | Tagged Alcohol, drunk drivers, Drunk Driving, DUI, impaired driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTS |

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