A member from North Carolina recently was convicted of a DUI. His story is all too familiar: A 40-year safe driving record with no tickets, lost his job because of the DUI, dealing with the cost/hassle of an ignition interlock on his car, restricted to work-related driving and, after losing auto insurance coverage, forced into a […]
5 Alerts From the MADD Tag
DUI Laws Update Part 3: Punish At Any Cost: NMA E-Newsletter #426
March 12, 2017
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BAC, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, INSURANCE, MADD, NEW YORK, NEWSLETTER, NORTH CAROLINA
DUI Laws Update Part 2: Twice Daily In-Person Breath Tests: NMA E-Newsletter #425
March 5, 2017
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ACLU, ALASKA, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, INSURANCE, IOWA, MADD, MONTANA, NEWSLETTER, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, WYOMING
Iowa lawmakers introduced two bills last month that would require motorists who are arrested or convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) to undergo a twice-daily in-person sobriety testing. Those who pass can go about their day. Those who don’t go straight to jail. The proposed 24/7 sobriety bills are aimed at repeat […]
“Seriously? It’s Come to This?” Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #357
November 15, 2015
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CELL PHONE, CONNECTICUT, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, FLORIDA, FOURTH AMENDMENT, MADD, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, NEWSLETTER, OHIO, TEXTING, TRAFFIC STOP
In August we recounted some driving stories that were just too absurd to be true (“Seriously? It’s Come to This?” NMA Newsletter #345). Alas, they were true, and the sad part is we’ve compiled enough stories for Part 2. So here goes. New Haven, Connecticut, has been experiencing an uptick in vehicle break-ins lately. The […]
No Shortcuts to Navigating a DUI Stop: NMA E-Newsletter #344
August 16, 2015
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BAC, BREATHALYZER, CRIMINAL, Driver's License, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, INSURANCE, MADD, NEWSLETTER, ROADBLOCK, SAFETY, TRAFFIC STOP
You may have seen this video of an attorney using a novel approach to navigate his way through a DUI roadblock. Essentially he refuses to have any personal contact with the officers by putting his papers in a plastic bag and hanging them out a mostly rolled-up car window. The officers wave him through without […]
NMA E-Newsletter #187: The Frog in the Pot
August 12, 2012
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BREATHALYZER, DUI, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, IID, MADD, NEWSLETTER, Technology
Buried within the approximately 600 pages of legislation enacted in the recent federal transportation law are two provisions to encourage the installation of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) into more vehicles. (Current interlocks are in-vehicle …
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