California Supreme Court: Breathalyzer Results Can Be Challenged
An article in the Los Angeles Times late last week brought attention to the California Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Breathalyzer findings can be challenged in court: Under the law, a suspected drunk driver can submit to either a blood test, which measures the amount of alcohol in the blood, or a breath test. Alcohol […]
California Supreme Court: Breathalyzer Results Can Be Challenged
An article in the Los Angeles Times late last week brought attention to the California Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Breathalyzer findings can be challenged in court: Under the law, a suspected drunk driver can submit to either a blood test, which measures the amount of alcohol in the blood, or a breath test. Alcohol […]
MADD Pushes To Make DUI Violations A Felony
By James Baxter, NMA President MADD’s current excuse for existing is to make DUI violations a felony, the most serious of criminal convictions. A felon, along with going to prison, loses the right to vote, the right to possess firearms, any professional licenses, scholarships, and many employment opportunities. Given that two or three drinks and […]
MADD Pushes To Make DUI Violations A Felony
By James Baxter, NMA President MADD’s current excuse for existing is to make DUI violations a felony, the most serious of criminal convictions. A felon, along with going to prison, loses the right to vote, the right to possess firearms, any professional licenses, scholarships, and many employment opportunities. Given that two or three drinks and […]
Vengeance, Bad Data Make For Terrible DUI/DWI Policy
By James Baxter, NMA President This editorial by James Baxter is a response to a five part series on drunk driving in Wisconsin that appeared in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in October. The Journel-Sentinel series on “excessive drinking,” primarily related to drunk driving, was motivated by “studies” that identified Wisconsin as the epicenter of drunken behavior […]
Vengeance, Bad Data Make For Terrible DUI/DWI Policy
By James Baxter, NMA President This editorial by James Baxter is a response to a five part series on drunk driving in Wisconsin that appeared in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in October. The Journel-Sentinel series on “excessive drinking,” primarily related to drunk driving, was motivated by “studies” that identified Wisconsin as the epicenter of drunken behavior […]
A Blueprint For Reasonable Drunk Driving Laws
As a followup to last week’s post on the possibility of mandatory breathalyzers in every vehicle, we thought it would be worth going over the organization’s stance on DUI/DWI laws: The NMA supports drinking and driving regulations based on reasonable standards that differentiate between responsible, reasonable behavior and reckless, dangerous behavior. The NMA does not […]
A Blueprint For Reasonable Drunk Driving Laws
As a followup to last week’s post on the possibility of mandatory breathalyzers in every vehicle, we thought it would be worth going over the organization’s stance on DUI/DWI laws: The NMA supports drinking and driving regulations based on reasonable standards that differentiate between responsible, reasonable behavior and reckless, dangerous behavior. The NMA does not […]
Mandatory In-Car Breathalyzers Coming?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If you’re not a convicted drunk driver, should you still be required to have an in-car breathalyzer fitted (at your expense, ‘natch) to your next new vehicle? Apparently, some automakers — including GM and Toyota — think so. They and a few others are working together under the auspices of […]
Mandatory In-Car Breathalyzers Coming?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If you’re not a convicted drunk driver, should you still be required to have an in-car breathalyzer fitted (at your expense, ‘natch) to your next new vehicle? Apparently, some automakers — including GM and Toyota — think so. They and a few others are working together under the auspices of […]