FAA Issues Final Ruling On Alcohol, Drug Use

The article below was posited by national consumer advocate/radio talk show host Clark Howard.  It is just another in a long line of "special"  (unconstitutional) suggestions for treating the mythical drunk driving "epidemic."

Alternative punishments for drunk drivers

September 13, 2004

In the United States, we lose about 40,000 people a year in auto accidents each year; just over one-third of those are alcohol-related. These are completely preventable accidents, if the person simply chose not to drink and drive.

Maybe there is a better way to handle this problem. It comes from Europe and is now being used in Switzerland, Italy and France. Basically, if a resident of those countries gets the equivalent of a DUI, that person's license is taken away immediately. The offender is allowed to get a "junior license," which allows him or her to drive a very low-powered car.

The car will not go above about 30 mph and there is a sticker on it saying what its maximum speed is. So drivers can't go on the interstates, but they can use surface streets. Therefore, the risk to other drivers is minimized.

According to the New York Times, car manufacturers are specifically making these cars because they are in such high demand. Tens of thousands of people are paying for them, the paper said.

It's an idea worth considering in America.

The National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (NCDD) is a professional, non-profit corporation dedicated to the improvement of the criminal defense bar, and to the dissemination of information to the public about DUI Defense Law as a specialty area of law practice. The National College is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. It consists of a governing Board of Regents, a Founding Membership, a Sustaining Membership and a General Membership.

College members represent the most experienced DUI defense attorneys in the country. The original Founding Members funded the establishment of the college, and are among the top DUI practitioners in the United States. Since its founding, the College continues to recognize, as Sustaining Members, defense lawyers who have demonstrated the skill and experience of the original Founding Members, as well as the generosity to financially sustain the growth of the NCDD. General Members are the backbone of the college—capable, experienced attorneys who dedicate a portion of their practice to the defense of DUI cases throughout the country.

When the National College for DUI Defense was founded, the Board of Regents envisioned a Board Certification program as the culmination of its program of education. In 1999, the Board instituted Board Certification as a means of recognizing lawyers within the college who exemplify the program's standards, and who meet the criteria established by the Board of Regents: extensive experience trying DUI cases and litigating pre-trial issues, a broad knowledge of the science involved in testing for intoxicants, and a command of the legal process on which DUI cases are framed.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol makes available to the public information related to speeding and DUI/OVI arrests.  The information provided below is found at http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/statistics/activity.html

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If you are convicted of a DUI/OVI offense in another jurisdiction what will Ohio do to your license?

Out of State Alcohol/Drug Offenses
R.C. 4510.17

If you are convicted of an out-of-state DUI offense or a drug offense similar to the type of offense that Ohio suspends licenses for, you will receive a six month suspension from the Ohio BMV. If you wish to challenge this suspension you must request an administrative hearing in writing within twenty-one days of the date of the suspension notice. This suspension requires payment of a $30.00 fee for reinstatement and will run (unless challenged) for six months from the date of the notice.

The following was posted on the Highway Patrol web site, which can be accessed at http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/

Patrol announces plans for six low-manpower OVI checkpoints

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