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Feb 16, 2013

Driving Under the Influence * USA

* Pennsylvania - DUIs in personal vehicle lead to trucker losing CDL for life

(Photo from Wikipedia: A woman using a driving simulator that recreates the experience of driving under the influence of alcohol. She is wearing glasses that distort her vision) 
Monroe County,PENN,USA -Land Line, by Jami Jones -15 Feb 2013: -- Getting busted for DUI in his personal vehicle, twice, means a Pennsylvania man will be looking for a new job... The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Feb. 7 in the case of James Sondergaard v. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation and Bureau of Driver Licensing, that Sondergaard’s CDL would be suspended for life... According to court records, Sondergaard was convicted twice of DUI in 2010. Both arrests occurred while Sondergaard, a CDL holder, was driving his personal vehicle. The Pennsylvania Driver Licensing Bureau then suspended his CDL for life in August 2011...   Federal regulation states that the first conviction of being under the influence – even in a non-CMV – results in a one-year suspension. The second conviction is a lifetime suspension... However, lifetime may not necessarily be lifetime. Reinstatement is possible after 10 years if that person has voluntarily entered and successfully completed an appropriate rehabilitation program approved by the state, according to Federal regulations...

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Jul 2, 2010

In-Car Alcohol Detection System * USA - Congress Considers Funding for

Government-auto industry program that is trying to develop a device to detect drunken drivers

New York,NY,USA -The New York Times, by CHRISTOPHER JENSEN -June 25, 2010: -- A government-auto industry program that is trying to develop a device to detect drunken drivers, which would be installed in all new vehicles, is on track to get a six-fold increase in funding... The device, which would automatically sniff the driver’s breath or use a light beam to test the alcohol content of tissue, would prevent drunken operators from starting the vehicle. There is no plan for the device to be mandatory. Those working on the project hope consumers will accept the alcohol interlock voluntarily because of the safety advantages... The program has been operating on $2 million a year, but that would increase to $12 million a year after it was added to the new Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, which is awaiting consideration by the Senate... In 2008, almost 12,000 people died in “alcohol-impaired” crashes, according to federal records. Those who favor the devices say when they are in all vehicles they could save 8,000 to 9,000 lives a year by stopping drunks before they get on the road... A major question for the project is whether the public would voluntarily accept – and possibly pay extra for – such a system... (Photo from passaicnews: The end for a drunk driver)

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Apr 12, 2010

* USA - The time is at hand!

We can eliminate drunk driving – we will eliminate drunk driving – with your help

Irving,TX,USA -MADD National (PR), by Laura Dean-Mooney -MADD President- 11 April 2010: -- On Tuesday, the 14th, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will be hearing testimony on lifesaving ignition interlock legislation ... The legislation would strongly encourage states to require ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders by taking away some of their highway funding if they don’t comply. New Mexico and Arizona were the first two states to pass this legislation and, since then, both have had drunk driving deaths drop by 30%... If we could pass this legislation nationwide, we could save literally thousands of lives each year. Unfortunately, we’ve been battling the alcohol industry and drunk driving defense attorneys tooth and nail to make this simple change, so it’s really important that we get the support of the committee... Please let your legislators know you want this vital legislation today. I can’t tell you how much it would mean to me and to the fight against drunk driving if every Senator I talk to Tuesday has already heard the voice of people like you, demanding this change... If you doubt why this is so important, take a look at this video. It’s the story of six families destroyed by the impact of one person’s tragic decision to drink and drive... Please email your senators today!

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Mar 28, 2010

Drink Driving * Europe - ETSC publishes new report on commercial transport

Brussels,Belgium -HGV Ireland -March 24, 2010: -- The European Transport Safety Council has published a new report on drink driving in commercial transport... The paper illustrates how alcohol is affecting driving skills and its effect on crash rates. Moreover, against the background of their alcohol policies, it shows how successful a number of countries are in tackling drink driving... This ETSC policy paper gives an overview of how drink driving could be effectively tackled in commercial transport through various regulations and initiatives... It appears that there is no one-fits-all solution to takle drink-driving in commercial transport and that current technologies such as alcohol interlocks do not represent an end in themselves to solve the problem... The role of private stakeholders is crucial in guaranteeing high levels of safe driving culture and assuring sober driving in all circumstances... (Photo from designer-daily: Reserved for drunk drivers)


* UK - CILT supports lower drink drive limit for HGV drivers

Corby,Northants,UK -HGV Ireland -March 25, 2010: -- The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has reiterated it’s support for the proposed reduction in the drink driving limit for commercial drivers to 20mg/mls following publication of a new report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) that recommended a series of measures to be applied to professional drivers... CILT President, Paul Mallee, said that while commercial drivers were statistically less likely to drink drive than ordinary motorists, it was important that an effective zero tolerance approach was adopted given the size and scale of their goods and vehicles... (Photo from pulledover: Oklahoma -USA- Driver License of Convicted Drunk Driving)

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Oct 14, 2009

Drunken Drivers * USA - California to test requiring ignition interlock devices for

Sacramento,CAL,USA -Breaking News 24/7 -October 11, 2009: -- California will test requiring that drivers convicted of drunken driving install devices that block vehicles from starting if alcohol is detected on the drivers’ breath... The bill is among those signed into law Sunday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger... It requires installing an ignition interlock device on every vehicle owned or operated by a first-time DUI offender in four counties: Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Tulare. The law expires in 2016... Schwarzenegger also signed a bill that lets repeat drunken drivers apply for restricted licenses if they install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles... (Photo from dvice: A ignition devices for DUI drivers)


* USA - New drug testing rules in effect

Washington,DC,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -13 Oct 2009: -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is asking carrier associations to keep in mind that mandatory observation of return-to-duty and follow-up drug testing is now in effect... Observed collections are required, rather than optional, for all return-to-duty and follow-up drug testing. Carriers are asked to be aware of the changes to the DOT regulations and to consider if these changes impact carriers' workplace policy and testing program, states the Alberta Motor Transport Association in a note to members... Drivers that do not comply with the new procedures, the outcome will have a "refusal to test" violation... The procedures could make drug testing by Canadian carriers for U.S. operations even a thornier issue than it's been in the past... (Photo from datexpresstest: lab man)

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Jul 15, 2008

Drunken Drivers * USA - Alaska law now requires to install Interlock devices

Gov. Sarah Palin has signed into law a bill that is intended to get tough with drivers who get behind the wheel after drinking too much...

Alaska,USA -Land Line Magazine -14 July 2008: -- The new law, requires first- and second-time DUI offenders, and some third-time offenders, to install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles. The rule affecting misdemeanor offenders takes effect Jan. 1, 2009... Interlocks are hooked up to the ignitions of vehicles. Once such a device is installed, a driver must blow into a mouthpiece, which measures the amount of alcohol on a person’s breath. If the driver blows clean, the car will then start; if not, it won’t budge... In addition, the devices often require drivers to re-blow in the machine after a designated period of time, to ensure that they have not convinced someone else to blow into the mouthpiece for them, or that they haven’t been drinking since getting behind the wheel...

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May 14, 2008

Drunken Drivers * USA - California bill would mandate ignition interlocks for

First-time offenders of the state’s drunken driving law to install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles

Sacramento,CAL,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -May 13, 2008: -- A bill in the California Assembly would require first-time offenders of the state’s drunken driving law to install ignition interlock devices on their vehicles if they want to continue to drive... Interlocks are hooked up to the ignition of vehicles. Once such a device is installed, a driver must blow into a mouthpiece, which measures the amount of alcohol on a person’s breath. If the driver blows clean, the car will then start; if not, it won’t budge... Advocates for stricter drunken driving rules cite statistics that show drivers convicted of driving while intoxicated usually have driven drunk 87 times before being caught... There are 46 states that require the devices in some cases. In California, judges have authority to require use of the devices to allow offenders to drive to and from work or alcohol treatment...

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May 10, 2008

Drunken Drivers * USA - New Maine law gets tough with repeat ones

In hopes of keeping repeat drunken drivers off Maine roads, a new law requires ignition interlock devices to be installed on offenders’ vehicles

MAI,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Keith Goble -9 May 2008: -- ... Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill into law this spring that targets people who are found guilty more than once of driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher. The new law that takes effect this July makes Maine one of 46 states to require the devices in certain cases... Interlocks are hooked up to the ignition of vehicles. Once such a device is installed, a driver must blow into a mouthpiece, which measures the amount of alcohol on a person’s breath. If the driver blows clean, the car will then start; if not, it won’t budge... Advocates for stricter drunken driving rules cite statistics that show drivers who are convicted of driving while intoxicated usually have driven drunk 87 times before being caught... The cost of installing the devices typically run about $125 to install and $65 per month to maintain and recalibrate...

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