DUI / DWI Prevention
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Originally Posted by SPL Tech
They are coming out with new cars that can detect if you have alcohol in your blood. If it detects that you have some it wont start.
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From: charlotte nc
Originally Posted by Admin
How to stop DUI’s...or help prevent them.
First offence, lose your car.
Second offence, jail time one year
Third offence, jail time five years.
Every state all the same.
There is absolutely NO excuse to drive under the influence…EVER
First offence, lose your car.
Second offence, jail time one year
Third offence, jail time five years.
Every state all the same.
There is absolutely NO excuse to drive under the influence…EVER
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Travelers Rest SC
If a urinal starts talkin' to me about anything, I'll know I've had too much to drink! I have a few friends in recovery; until you want to quit drinking, and find out why you drink in the first place, your gonna keep drinkin'- and drivin'. My limit is one drink when driving, and that's only w/ a meal. My son makes a great designated driver when we want to split a nice bottle of wine at a restaurant. I guess when he moves out, we'll drink at home.
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From: WI, sometimes MN & IA
Originally Posted by ranger1999 Bob
this i dont think is very effective. Im told that people have already swiped these things and put them on ebay like some kind of fad thing its a conversation piece.
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From: Vero Beach, Florida
This is the way our local police handles DUI offenders....
Today's paper says the officer was cleared of any charges and that the cyclist may be fined $40 for not having the required lights for riding a bicycle at night, Ouch!
We have an old rough looking fella here close by who lost his driver's license years ago and drives his old beat up riding mower to get his daily case of Busch beer from the store a couple of miles away ... must be a heck of a livelihood.
By ELLIOTT JONES
elliott.jones@scripps.com
February 21, 2007
VERO BEACH — Police should decide today whether to file charges in the case of a Indian River County sheriff's deputy accused of running over a 30-year-old bicyclist Monday night near the Freshman Learning Center.
Then the Sheriff's Office will decide whether to take action against the deputy, Sgt. John Cronenberg, 40, officials said.
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Cyclist Felton Riggins, 30, was in fair condition Tuesday at Holmes Regional Medical Center, after being flown there in critical condition.
Riggins was riding west on 19th Street when Cronenberg turned into his path just after the deputy pulled away eastbound from a stop sign on 15th Avenue, said police spokesman Officer John Morrison.
The bicycle didn't have a light, yet the intersection had streetlights, police said.
Apparently, Cronenberg didn't see the bicyclist, said Morrison. Riggins attempted to brake and lost control, falling onto the ground as the unmarked patrol car ran over his head and legs, Morrison said.
Afterward, Riggins was able to talk to officers.
"He was able to communicate fine," said Vero Beach Officer Kevin Martin said.
The bicyclist, of the 1900 block of 21st Avenue, was going home from attending a court-ordered DUI session with the Comprehensive Offender Rehabilitation Education program.
"He was complying with everything the court ordered," said program director Peggy Cioffi. "He was A1.
"I feel really bad he was hurt," she said. "We are hoping and praying for him."
The officer was returning from a sheriff's firearms training session. He lives on the campus of the Freshman Learning Center.
"He is an exemplary officer," said sheriff's spokesman Deputy Jeff Luther. "There has been no question of what he has done" in the past.
elliott.jones@scripps.com
February 21, 2007
VERO BEACH — Police should decide today whether to file charges in the case of a Indian River County sheriff's deputy accused of running over a 30-year-old bicyclist Monday night near the Freshman Learning Center.
Then the Sheriff's Office will decide whether to take action against the deputy, Sgt. John Cronenberg, 40, officials said.
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Cyclist Felton Riggins, 30, was in fair condition Tuesday at Holmes Regional Medical Center, after being flown there in critical condition.
Riggins was riding west on 19th Street when Cronenberg turned into his path just after the deputy pulled away eastbound from a stop sign on 15th Avenue, said police spokesman Officer John Morrison.
The bicycle didn't have a light, yet the intersection had streetlights, police said.
Apparently, Cronenberg didn't see the bicyclist, said Morrison. Riggins attempted to brake and lost control, falling onto the ground as the unmarked patrol car ran over his head and legs, Morrison said.
Afterward, Riggins was able to talk to officers.
"He was able to communicate fine," said Vero Beach Officer Kevin Martin said.
The bicyclist, of the 1900 block of 21st Avenue, was going home from attending a court-ordered DUI session with the Comprehensive Offender Rehabilitation Education program.
"He was complying with everything the court ordered," said program director Peggy Cioffi. "He was A1.
"I feel really bad he was hurt," she said. "We are hoping and praying for him."
The officer was returning from a sheriff's firearms training session. He lives on the campus of the Freshman Learning Center.
"He is an exemplary officer," said sheriff's spokesman Deputy Jeff Luther. "There has been no question of what he has done" in the past.
Today's paper says the officer was cleared of any charges and that the cyclist may be fined $40 for not having the required lights for riding a bicycle at night, Ouch!
We have an old rough looking fella here close by who lost his driver's license years ago and drives his old beat up riding mower to get his daily case of Busch beer from the store a couple of miles away ... must be a heck of a livelihood.
Last edited by Stevie Ray; Feb 22, 2007 at 06:50 AM.
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From: West-Central New York
http://www.paddd.com/
That has been a fairly good program. There's nothing like walking through an intensive care unit and seeing the damage first hand. No covering up patients, no hiding the dead bodies in the morgue, it'll scare even the toughest guys. I have never seen it end where at least 1/4 of the class isn't crying. Some of the pictures and video are terrifying.
From morticians to EM techs, it's all there. Crippled victims and mourning family members, reality has a tendency of waking some people up. Not all, because some people just don't care, but some people do.
And by the by, my mother and her friend run it as a nonprofit program. It has doubled in size every year for the past 10 years. In some of the Eastern Maryland courts it is now given as part of the punishment. Classes are usually totally full every time.
That has been a fairly good program. There's nothing like walking through an intensive care unit and seeing the damage first hand. No covering up patients, no hiding the dead bodies in the morgue, it'll scare even the toughest guys. I have never seen it end where at least 1/4 of the class isn't crying. Some of the pictures and video are terrifying.
From morticians to EM techs, it's all there. Crippled victims and mourning family members, reality has a tendency of waking some people up. Not all, because some people just don't care, but some people do.
And by the by, my mother and her friend run it as a nonprofit program. It has doubled in size every year for the past 10 years. In some of the Eastern Maryland courts it is now given as part of the punishment. Classes are usually totally full every time.
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From: Too far north of I-10
Talking urinal cakes? Cool! Back when I drank, that's something I'd make a special trip to the bar to see! IMO, these things are going to cause more DUIs than they prevent. My take on DUI is that it's often a crime of impulse. Booze affects the ability to make good decisions. You know you shouldn't drive drunk, but the "it'll never happen to me" mindset takes over and the next thing you know, you're either doing stupid human tricks for the cops, or having unprotected sex with your ex girlfriend's mom...
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From: the beaches of florida
Originally Posted by Code3
the next thing you know, you're either doing stupid human tricks for the cops, or having unprotected sex with your ex girlfriend's mom...
err, I mean, drinkings bad.
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From: Island Southeast Alaska
Ahhh This should be in the club forum if it goes much farther. Me thinks. HAAAAA but it is getting veeery interesting. Picture the little German guy off Laughin. Probably nobody heard of that show.
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Originally Posted by arctic y block
Ahhh This should be in the club forum if it goes much farther. Me thinks. HAAAAA but it is getting veeery interesting. Picture the little German guy off Laughin. Probably nobody heard of that show.
Laugh-In was way funnier than SNL ever was. Sock it to me!
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From: Virginia Beach
Originally Posted by dcf4x4
http://www.paddd.com/
That has been a fairly good program. There's nothing like walking through an intensive care unit and seeing the damage first hand. No covering up patients, no hiding the dead bodies in the morgue, it'll scare even the toughest guys. I have never seen it end where at least 1/4 of the class isn't crying. Some of the pictures and video are terrifying.
From morticians to EM techs, it's all there. Crippled victims and mourning family members, reality has a tendency of waking some people up. Not all, because some people just don't care, but some people do.
And by the by, my mother and her friend run it as a nonprofit program. It has doubled in size every year for the past 10 years. In some of the Eastern Maryland courts it is now given as part of the punishment. Classes are usually totally full every time.
That has been a fairly good program. There's nothing like walking through an intensive care unit and seeing the damage first hand. No covering up patients, no hiding the dead bodies in the morgue, it'll scare even the toughest guys. I have never seen it end where at least 1/4 of the class isn't crying. Some of the pictures and video are terrifying.
From morticians to EM techs, it's all there. Crippled victims and mourning family members, reality has a tendency of waking some people up. Not all, because some people just don't care, but some people do.
And by the by, my mother and her friend run it as a nonprofit program. It has doubled in size every year for the past 10 years. In some of the Eastern Maryland courts it is now given as part of the punishment. Classes are usually totally full every time.