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National Sleep Foundation Launches Annual Drowsy Driving Prevention Week(R) to Prevent Fall-Asleep Crashes With Tips and CountermeasuresWASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sleepiness is often overlooked as a major contributor to vehicle crashes. The National Sleep Foundation's 2009 Sleep in America poll shows that 1% or as many as 1.9 million drivers have had a car crash or a near miss due to drowsiness in the past year. Even more surprising, 54% of drivers (105 million) have driven...
Motor club says safe driving to and from parties will help ensure a happy Halloween ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With nearly one in three adults planning to attend or host a Halloween party this year, AAA urges partygoers to plan in advance by designating a sober driver before enjoying the festivities. "Halloween has become an increasingly popular occasion for adults to host and attend parties where alcohol is frequently served. By designating a sober driver, or by...
NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Are wine tastings permitted in Massachusetts? Is happy hour prohibited in Nebraska? Are billboards advertising beer allowed in Hawaii? The answer to these questions and more can be found in the newly released edition of the Beverage Information Group's Fact Book. For more than 15 years, the Fact Book has guided users through the beverage alcohol rules and regulations maze. And now, beverage alcohol marketers and retailers can also subscribe to the...
Study from Rhode Island Hospital shows significantly higher emergency department costs for minimally injured driversThe costs of drinking and driving are all too apparent, with alcohol involved in 41 percent of all motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2006. In addition to the mortality and morbidity associated with drinking and driving, the economic impact of alcohol impaired driving is considerable, estimated at $51 billion, with medical costs accounting for 15 percent of that figure. Now a new...
Zero alcohol tolerance laws for drivers under age 21 found guilty of drunken driving have zero effect, a U.S. researcher says. Darren Grant of Sam Houston State University analyzed data from 30,000 vehicle fatalities in nighttime accidents involving drivers under age 21. Both in terms of the number of accidents and the blood alcohol of the drivers in those accidents, the research consistently showed that zero tolerance laws had no effect, Grant said in a statement. Other factors matter, but...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles DUI lawyer Lawrence Taylor, known nationally as the "Dean of DUI Attorneys", claims that many citizens accused - and convicted - of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) are actually innocent. Their crime: diabetes. Taylor, the author of the best-selling legal treatise Drunk Driving Defense, claims that the symptoms of a diabetic with hypoglycemia (low sugar level) resemble those of alcohol intoxication. Further, he claims,...
Matt Keough, who appeared on The Real Housewives of Orange County is facing driving under the influence charges in California, prosecutors say. The Orange County District Attorney's Office said in a release Friday the former major league pitcher is accused of having a blood-alcohol level of more than 0.20 percent during an Aug. 15 traffic stop, The Orange County Register reported. The Register said Keough, who appeared on Bravo's Housewives with his family, allegedly ran a stop sign and...
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- People are ready to prevent any driver from starting a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol, even though the technology to do it isn't available yet. Responding to a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety survey, people across the nation said they like the idea of using advanced technology to stop drunk drivers from operating their vehicles. About 2 of 3 respondents deem this a good or very good idea, assuming the technology is...
Stats show laws 'inert'As college administrators, social scientists and law enforcement officials across the country continue to debate whether the drinking age should be 18 instead of 21, a Sam Houston State University economist challenges a related law: the "zero tolerance" policy.Darren Grant says zero tolerance laws have zero effect.In a paper forthcoming in the journal Economic Inquiry, he analyzed data from 30,000 fatalities in nighttime accidents involving drivers under...
Web-based screening and personalized interventions for alcohol use may reduce drinking in undergraduate students, according to a report in the September 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Unhealthy alcohol use is becoming more prevalent among young adults in many countries, according to background information in the article. "Young people at university have a particularly high prevalence of unhealthy alcohol use and have been found to drink more...
