More Drunk Driving Prevention Ideas

The month of December is National Drunk Driving Prevention Month.  Over the years of writing on this blog I’ve shared my thoughts on ways to prevent drunk driving, but today I’d like to share other fellow bloggers’ thoughts about the subject:

• Learn about the Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving campaign.
• A South African insurance company has created a chauffeur service to members called Buddy@OUT.
• Posted over at the DWI Blog is a list of Drunk Driving Prevention Programs.
• What do you think?  Could random breath tests prevent drunk driving?
• The Connecticut State Police and Mohegan Tribe have stepped up DUI monitoring campaigns.

What are your thoughts or ideas for drunk driving prevention? 

 

My two favorite ideas to prevent drunk driving are installing breathalyzers in all vehicles and public service announcements.  

 

Speaking of PSA’s, here’s one that tells us how a DUI can make a financial impact…

If you’ve been charged with a DUI in San Diego, make sure to hire an experienced lawyer.

One Way to End Drunk Driving

Turn on the news nowadays and you’re likely to hear a story about a drunk driving incident.  Lawmakers and organizations have tried to come up with ideas to fight this growing issue, but it seems as if there hasn’t been any improvement.  Non-profit organizations like M.A.D.D. have tried to educate the public about the consequences of drinking and driving and yet the problem continues.  Is there indeed a way to stop the problem?

Most people who drink and drive don’t think that they’re drunk when they get in the car.  The mentality is, “Oh, I’ve only had a drink or two”, but in reality they’ve had three or four drinks.  Then there are people who think nothing could ever happen to them, so drink and drive without any thought or awareness of the consequences.

A psychologist will tell you that in order to change people’s behavior, people should be given some kind of positive reinforcement for good behavior.  So based on this idea of rewarding good behavior, we could guess that perhaps the way to end drunk driving is to give drunk driving repeat offenders incentives for not drinking and driving.  Instead of repeatedly punishing them – which doesn’t seem to be working right now – perhaps positive reinforcement will help.

It is possible to end the drunk driving problem in the U.S. or at least decrease the amount of incidences?  All it takes is a little commitment from law makers and consistency in implementing rules and policies.

If you’ve been arrested for a DUI in San Diego, make sure to hire a professional and experienced San Diego DUI lawyer.