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Drive Sober App Available for Wyoming Drivers

A new smartphone app gives people who have had too much to drink in Wyoming another way to find a ride home. The Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving announced the launch of the Drive Sober Wyoming app this past week. …

For Older Drivers One Drink May Be One Too Many: Study

You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver. So, baby boomers, what you suspected is true: you …

1 in 5 Drinkers Say They Drove Near or Over Alcohol Limit

A fifth of U.S. motorists who drink say they’ve driven at least once in the past year when they thought their alcohol level might’ve been close to the legal limit or above it, a safety group said. About 19.5 percent …

Blood Alcohol Gadget Keeps Golfers on Course

Chuck Stump and Brent Pauley are out to end drunk driving – and not just the kind you think. They’re fighting drinking and driving on the golf course. In February, Stump and Pauley introduced the Golfalyzer, a portable, AA battery-powered …

Incidents of Teens Drinking and Driving Down Significantly

The percentage of teens in high school (aged 16 or older) who drove when they had been drinking alcohol decreased by 54 percent between 1991 and 2011, according to a Vital Signs study released today by the Centers for Disease …

Survey: Fewer Wyoming Youths Drinking and Driving

Efforts to educate Wyoming youths about drinking and driving appear to have had an effect in the past two years, but getting youths to buckle up has been less successful, according to a statewide survey of middle and high school …