Have you ever been flagged down by a traffic enforcer just to check if you were sober or if you were drinking at all? Well, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or what we commonly know as the NHTSA, is behind this action. They call it a sobriety checkpoint.
This is done in a simple random way of choosing. They stop vehicles on a specific sequence like stopping every tenth vehicle. That way, they could detect if the drivers are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. And if they are, then off they go to get sober, with the help of the NHTSA of course.
This organization has come up with a study regarding this and here are some facts that have also been published here:
* There were 38,253 fatal motor crashes in 2004 around theUS
* Through these sobriety checkpoints, people who usually drive if they are under the influence of alcohol become less brave. This is because they are aware that they could be the next to be stopped for a quick check.
* Checkpoints have lessened the fatalities by some 20 percent.
* As of the first month of this year, sobriety checkpoints have been allowed in 39 states along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as well. However, Iowa, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming do not allow these.
If the NHTSA would be doing checkpoints to see if everything in the vehicle is in tiptop shape, I do predict that people would be flocking to Auto Parts Discount for auto parts. Well, maybe they will. But I have this strange feeling that they will not.
This is done in a simple random way of choosing. They stop vehicles on a specific sequence like stopping every tenth vehicle. That way, they could detect if the drivers are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. And if they are, then off they go to get sober, with the help of the NHTSA of course.
This organization has come up with a study regarding this and here are some facts that have also been published here:
* There were 38,253 fatal motor crashes in 2004 around the
* Through these sobriety checkpoints, people who usually drive if they are under the influence of alcohol become less brave. This is because they are aware that they could be the next to be stopped for a quick check.
* Checkpoints have lessened the fatalities by some 20 percent.
* As of the first month of this year, sobriety checkpoints have been allowed in 39 states along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as well. However, Iowa, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming do not allow these.
If the NHTSA would be doing checkpoints to see if everything in the vehicle is in tiptop shape, I do predict that people would be flocking to Auto Parts Discount for auto parts. Well, maybe they will. But I have this strange feeling that they will not.