Back in 2013, Texas resident Larry Davis ran either a red light or stop sign (reports vary) in his Buick in the city of Austin. Despite his insistence that he had had only one drink, he was put in handcuffs and arrested for driving while intoxicated. Then, when he was...
Month: February 2014
Study: Fatal Car Crashes by Marijuana Smokers up 300% over Last Decade
Fatal Crashes involving marijuana use tripled during the previous decade, according to researchers from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The pot related accidents have helped fuel the overall increase in drugged-driving traffic deaths.As...
Driving Under the Influence, of Marijuana
MAGGIE KOERTH-BAKERFEB. 17, 2014If you are pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving, the police officer is likely to ask you to complete three tasks: Follow a pen with your eyes while the officer moves it back and forth; get out of the car and walk nine steps, heel...
Field Sobriety Tests FAIL for Marijuana
Thoughtful piece in today's New York Times about the state of DUI-marijuana enforcement.Look for further pushes to establish "per se" marijuana levels at which driving is illegal.
Traffic deaths fall in 2013
The National Safety Council released its preliminary estimate of 2013 vehicle fatalities this week. The 35,200 figure represents an approximately three percent decrease over 2012 but a 1.5 percent increase over 2011. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
DMV Holds Public Hearing on Undocumented Immigrant Licenses
Last night more than 250 people packed into the Bell Community Center for a hearing about the new Immigrant Driver's License law to go into effect next year. State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and DMV officials, including Assistant Chief Counsel Brian...
DMV Holds Public Hearing on Undocumented Immigrant Licenses
Last night more than 250 people packed into the Bell Community Center for a hearing about the new Immigrant Driver's License law to go into effect next year. State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and DMV officials, including Assistant Chief Counsel Brian...
Marijuana and DUI: What Californians Need to Know
California continues its seemingly inexorable march toward marijuana legalization, but even if weed becomes legal, driving under the influence won't. Tens of thousands will still be prosecuted for allegedly driving when their ability to see, think or operate their...
New DMV laws took effect last month
DMV reminds us of several laws that took effect in January. Most notable is that it is now illegal for teens to text while driving, even on a hands-free device.
