The state of New Jersey is considering an update to their DUI law, which would require anyone convicted of a DUI to have an ignition lock installed on their vehicle. Currently, only those convicted with a blood alcohol content of .15 or higher have to use the device. An ignition lock is a device that the driver must blow into before they can start the car. If there is...

One more mode of transportation has been involved in a DUI conviction. The casual, fun electric scooter is now a device that can be operated under the influence. Of course, everyone should know that you should not, under any circumstances, operate any mode of transportation under the influence of any substance.In Long Beach, California a man had rented a mobile scooter to go along the boardwalks and beachfront. While...

If you are a child of the 80s you will certainly remember Robocop, the AI robotic police officer. Like so many SciFi concepts from the 80s, this one also may become a reality. In fact, in a certain way, it will become a reality! Motorola has just patented a "mobile law enforcement communication system and method."This self-driving car will identify vehicles exhibiting impaired driving behavior and pull them over....

Now that recreational marijuana is legal in many states, and about to become legal in many more, some states are opting to create DUI campaigns that focus just on the use of marijuana. The new campaign slogan reads: “When you feel different, you drive different. If you drive high, you get a DUI.”The issue of impaired driving has also become a far more complicated matter than simply driving drunk....

With the presence of body cams and dash cams. there is a new call for every moment of a DUI arrest to be recorded. In states like South Carolina, judges have begun throwing out DUI charges against defendants where the police did not record the entire arrest. Why is this the case? Because the cams are always and should always be available.The logic is that if an officer...