Update On Efficacy of Drunk Driving Laws October 29, 2008
Posted by Attorney Jonathan Groth in Drunk Driving.Tags: Drunk Drivers, drunk driving poll, Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney
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Mike and Sean commented on my earlier drunk driving post. They asked whether stiff drunk driving laws reduce accidents and injuries. Good question. I did my usual google search and found a study that dates way back to 1987. It was a Purdue University study that found that drunk driving accidents decreased by 20% after stiffer laws were enacted. But, the number of hit and run accidents increased by 8%.
I’ll keep looking for a recent statistic. If you find one please comment!
Thanks for the comments!
Jon Groth is a Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney handling cases throughout Wisconsin and most recently in Marinette, Milwaukee, Milton and Wauwatosa.
Operating While Under the Influence Poll October 27, 2008
Posted by Attorney Jonathan Groth in Drunk Driving.Tags: Drunk Driver, Drunk Driving, drunk driving poll, Wisconsin Personal Injury Attorney
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WordPress just made polls available on their blogging service. So, let’s put it to good use.
UPDATE: H/T Sean Sweeney. The graphic from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel states “Number of OWI arrests before it becomes a felony.” I think Sean is right. It should say “Number of OWI convictions.” Good catch Sean!
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