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Tag: Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Posted inChildren's Health

Task Force Backs Ignition Interlocks as Drunk Driving Deterrent

by Rose Hoban March 8, 2018January 23, 2019

By Rose Hoban More states in the U.S. are passing legislation that requires all drunk driving offenders to have an ignition interlock device placed in their vehicles, whether it’s a first or repeat offense. On Wednesday, the legislative Child Fatality Task Force voted to support a bill that would require the same thing here in […]

Posted inPublic Health

Smartphone Distractions, Drinking Help Spur Rising Pedestrian Death Toll

by Fair Warning April 5, 2017October 8, 2022
photo of motor vehicle accident
Posted inState Health Policy

To Make Better Policy, States Seek Better Death Certificates

by Editor September 2, 2016April 16, 2021
Colleen Sheehey-Church, head of the national office for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, explains that ignition interlocks could save more lives, as other mothers of children killed by drunk drivers look on. Photo credit: Rose Hoban
Posted inState Health Policy

Stronger Drunk-Driving Restrictions Urged

by Editor May 11, 2016April 16, 2021
A person with an ignition interlock device installed in their car must receive training for the proper technique, to prevent them from having someone else blow into the breathalyzer device or using compressed air.
Posted inMental Health, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

Advocates Urge Measures to Prevent Drunk Driving

by Editor July 1, 2015July 1, 2015

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