DUI Offenses Seems Unstoppable in Causing Vehicle Accidents

Incidents of fatal crash resulting from DUI offenses have been very common these few months. Just few days ago, a Long Beach fire captain was sued for causing serious injuries after striking a 47-year-old bicyclist in a DUI hit-and-run accident in Seal Beach April 1.

Fire officer John Hines was discovered having a .24 percent blood alcohol level, three times more than allowable limit.

In California, the legal limit of alcohol level is 0.8 and if you have been found to exceed this limit, the authorities apprehend you for infringement of DUI driving laws.

Driving under the influence (of alcohol and/or drugs) is creating serious threat on the lives of the motorists and even pedestrians. Almost 39% of all fatal vehicle accidents in the U.S. can be attributed to excessive alcohol intake.

With this large percentage, stricter punishments and higher penalties have been implemented to signify the government’s serious campaign to at least lessen the number of DUI offenders. License suspension has also been prolonged to give the violators more hard time. Habitual violators may now face felony charges after three DUI convictions. Some states also allow days of imprisonment for offenders.

There is no justifiable reason why a person should drink liquor and drive afterwards. Thus, if you know that you will be driving after a drinking session, better limit yourself to a bottle of beer or yet do not drink at all. It is better to drive home safe than to endanger your life as well as other people’s safety.

Meanwhile, if you have been a victim of a DUI accident, you must immediately consult with vehicle accident lawyer and learn how you can seek for damages and suitable compensation. It is your right and duty to let those DUI offenders learn their lesson and cease from driving their vehicles intoxicated.

Do Red-Light Cameras Prevent Vehicle Accidents?

“Red-light cameras save lives” - LAPD

After announcing their plans to renew the contract for red-light cameras, the L.A.’s Board of Police Commissioners received many complaints and other suggestions from critics as well as from some city leaders. Are these cameras really worth its effectiveness in deterring vehicle accidents?

In Downtown L.A., more than 30 units of camera have been placed on intersections and it was able to bring about approximately 46,000 citations. Statics also shows that no fatal incidents have been reported in intersections with running red lights.

With these reasoning, the LAPD their strong support for the continuous utilization of these photo-enforcement system. Yet, they also said that they will not renew the contract with ATS, L.A.’s photo-enforcement system contractor, until further studies have been made.

However, several motorists and even public officials are raising their points on the effectiveness of these cameras. Some of them said that these cameras have been placed on intersections just to cite more drivers and collect more money.

This $3.1 million photo-enforcement system contract still has to face a lot of scrutiny from critics before city council approval. Unless LAPD proves its worthiness and effectiveness in providing us safer travel and preventing serious accidents on intersections, I guess we should divert the money to other programs that are more needed.