Heavy drinkers (5 or more drinks) are more likely to get involved
into more illegal behaviors such as blowing red lights, illegal turns,
speeding, and other drug use due to impaired decision making process.
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Alcohol related accidents are responsible for $45 billion in hospital
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More people according to a study had drugs in their system than
alcohol when involved in fatal accidents on the road. Ethos
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Your reaction time while on drugs and while drunk is substantially
slower than when you're sober. Pathos
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Just over 19 percent of those arrested last year were
second-time offenders, while 7 percent were on their third violation
and 2 percent on their fourth violation, according to the state
criminal justice commission report. Seventy percent are first-time
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UHP section offices are tasked to come up with DUI enforcement
initiatives during what the agency calls the "100 deadliest days
of summer" between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Rapich said."
Most people like to drink during the summer time and most DUI arrests
are made around that time. Ethos
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The offender pays for the device, which typically costs $100
for installation and about $80 a month to maintain. Most first-time
offenders will have the device for 12 months. That cost is in addition
to the more than $1,000 in fines imposed for a DUI conviction."
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Interlock devices are wired beneath the dash of a vehicle and
require a clean breath sample to start the car. Most units will
prevent the car from starting if a blood-alcohol content of 0.03
percent or above is detected. A person has three tries to blow a clean
sample before the device shuts down and requires a technician to
recalibrate it." Logos
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In 1980, after her 13-year-old daughter was run over and killed
by a drunken driver, Candy Lightner started Mothers Against Drunk
Driving. In the ensuing years, federal and state legislation drew
attention to the problem and curbed the number of drunken driving
incidents and deaths." Pathos
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Instead of using interlock devices, the �24/7� program requires
participants�usually repeat DUI offenders�to take a breath test twice
a day at a local sheriff�s department. If they pass the test, they can
stay out of jail and keep driving. But if they fail, and a
�preponderance of evidence� suggests they�ve been drinking, they not
only lose their license but also spend time in jail." Logos
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By early 2009, nearly 11,000 offenders participated in South
Dakota�s program, taking more than 1.8 million tests and passing 99.6
percent of them. And 66 percent of the offenders were compliant during
their participation in the program. The South Dakota Senate voted
unanimously in February to allow ignition interlock devices to be
added to the state�s �24/7� program." Logos
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