The Highway Safety Commission has recently conducted “Click It or Ticket,” a high-profile campaign to save lives and reduce injuries from highway crashes by getting more motorists to buckle up. As part of the campaign, 43 law enforcement agencies worked an estimated 8,500 hours of overtime over the Thanksgiving Holidays dedicated to enforcing Louisiana seat… Continue reading Seat belt safety campaign ongoing
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Highway safety information available through Twitter and Facebook
The millions of users of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube can now access a broad range of safe driving information provided by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. The expansion to social media sites will make highway safety information available to motorists who might otherwise not be reached through traditional media. “Posting our safety messages on Facebook,… Continue reading Highway safety information available through Twitter and Facebook
Expungement of DWI or DUI Criminal Charges
If you have been convicted of a DWI or DUI in New Orleans, Metairie or surrounding area, you probably will want to have your record expunged. The only method available in Louisiana is to have you conviction set aside and expunged under the provisions of Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893 & 894 and… Continue reading Expungement of DWI or DUI Criminal Charges
Traffic crashes leading cause of teenage deaths
According to a recent release by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States. That’s one of the reasons why Oct. 16-21 has been designated National Teen Driver Safety Week. As an active participant in National Teen Driver Safety Week, the Louisiana Highway Safety… Continue reading Traffic crashes leading cause of teenage deaths
Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Funds DWI BAT Mobiles
The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission announced through a recent press release the purchase of new BAT Mobiles to combat drunk driving and increase arrest. Here is the body of the release timed for the Labor Day Weekend. “With six new Breath Alcohol Test (BAT) buses and hundreds of hours of overtime pay available to law… Continue reading Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Funds DWI BAT Mobiles
College Binge Drinking
This entry is a follow up on recent WSJ (Wall Street Journal) articles focusing on alcohol abuse. Last week they published an article focusing on the factors leading to a person’s BAC. This week they’re focusing on the challenges that students face, given the culture of college binge drinking. The challenges of college life can… Continue reading College Binge Drinking
Factors Affecting BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration)
A recent from the Wall Street Journal is of interest – Testing the Limits of Tipsy. As the article relates, alcohol affects individuals differently. A person’s blood alcohol level may be affected by their age, weight, gender, physical condition, amount of food consumed, and any drugs or medications they are currently taking. In addition, different… Continue reading Factors Affecting BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration)
DWI No-Refusal Program
Here is a portion of a press release from the Department of Transporation and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. It centers on a new nation-wide strategy to arrest drunk drivers. The program calls for judges to be available at DWI check-points to sign search warrants to allow officers to take blood, breath or urine samples… Continue reading DWI No-Refusal Program
Teenage Drunk Driving
The following excerpt is re-printed from a bulletin of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. The bulletin addresses the risks of teen-age drunk driving in Louisiana and reviews some sobering statistics. The bullentin was released the last week of July 2011. I think it is worth a read: “If you are a teenager or the parent… Continue reading Teenage Drunk Driving
DUI arrests on increase in Louisiana
According to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, the chance of a drunk driver getting arrested in Louisiana has increased sharply over the past five years. In 2010 officers made 31,065 DWI arrests, an increase of almost 5,200 from the 25,870 DWI arrests made just five years earlier. This does not necessarily mean that we have… Continue reading DUI arrests on increase in Louisiana