Tag: DUI

A group of Senators is asking Apple to remove from its App Store all apps designed to help drunk drivers avoid checkpoints -- apps that the politicians consider "harmful to public safety." In a letter, four Senators -- Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Tom Udall (D-NM) -- argued that apps that help drivers avoid speed traps, sobriety checkpoints and police ...

Over the past two years, police in Rio de Janeiro have been cracking down on drunk drivers as part of a strict city-wide campaign. Many motorists, however, have found a way to avoid the watchful eye of Rio's law enforcers: Twitter. Under Operation Lei Seca ("dry law"), Rio police have been setting up checkpoints at accident hotspots across the city, where they administer breathalyzer tests to ...

The next time you get caught drinking and driving in Huntington Beach, California, you may get more than just a mark on your record; you could get tagged on Facebook, as well. Huntington Beach city councilman Devin Dwyer is calling on local police to begin posting mug shots of repeat DUI offenders on Facebook. Dwyer's proposal initially called for all drunk drivers to be publicly shamed on the ...

Despite the rare case to the contrary, drinking and driving ain't no joke. And during the holidays, when champagne and merriment flow freely, sound judgment tends to blur, and inebriated drivers hit the road in droves. This year, one county in Texas is attempting to stem the DUI tide well before any key meets ignition. The weapon of choice? Twitter. The district attorney office in Montgomery ...

GPS tracking software has been used to locate children, lost pets, and even Alzheimer's patients. According to recent reports out of Wisconsin, GPS has now added another group to the list: absent minded drunks. Various news outlets in Wisconsin have reported the story of a 21-year old male, name withheld, who got lost riding his bicycle home from a party. Once the inebriated man realized he ...

Ohio resident Kile Wygle, 28, learned a difficult lesson this week. Be sure to sober up a little bit before you call the authorities, especially after you've wrecked your motorized barstool. Yep, the ingenious Wygle affixed a rigged-up chassis and a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine to a barstool, enabling him to cruise home at up to 40 miles per hour, all the while feeling like he never ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/07/15/woman-gets-six-years-for-simultaneously-drinking-driving-and-c/'; This is one of those cases where the sheer stupidity involved is overwhelming. If, by now, you're not fully aware of the dangers involved with driving while intoxicated, then you're probably too dumb to actually pass a road test anyway. However, to combine drunkenness, speeding, ...