North Carolina's Labor Day Booze It & Lose It campaign begins Friday

Wilmington, NC

The DWI industry sure comes up with some great slogans. One question: Wouldn't the drunk already be driving when they see the brilliant "Booze it & loose it" graphics on the side of the bus?!

Click Here to check other state DWI enforcement slogans

Sheriff deputies across the state are cracking down on impaired drivers over the next two weeks as part of a Labor Day "Booze It & Lose It" campaign.

Checkpoints and saturated patrols will run across North Carolina from August 15 to September 1.

Last year, during the same two-week period, there were more than 500 alcohol-related accidents resulting in 27 fatalities and more than 400 injuries.

During the special Booze It and Lose It blitz on 8-08-08, 454 motorists were cited for DWI. In New Hanover County, out of 17 checkpoints and patrols, 16 people were cited for DWI.

For a complete list of the statistics from the blitz, click here.

Since 1994 the Governor's Highway Safety Program has conducted these campaigns in an effort to deter drinking and driving.

In 2007, more than 500 alcohol related crashes were reported during the two week period.

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Arkansas county has new DWI slogan...

Benton, AR

Check out my 1/1/08 DWI slogans post. Without witty slogans, DWI/DUI enforcement campaigns just aren't nearly as cool. The big brains that came up with the slogan are the same big brains that issued a press release stating the campaign "is geared toward students on spring break" and "will continue through the summer."

In Arkansas, everyday is a holiday and spring break lasts all summer.

Benton County Sheriff's Office deputies and the DWI Task Force are taking part in the "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" program, according to a release from the sheriff's office.

The campaign starts nationally on Friday and Saturday and will include sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols throughout Benton County and will continue through the summer.

The event is to help focus attention on underage drinking and is geared toward students on spring break, the release states.

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New Mexico deploys 500 sexy-talking urinal cakes to combat drunk driving

Rio Rancho, NM

Caption #1: That's not the only thing I have in my hand, sweetheart.

Caption #2: Is this intended to combat drunk driving or to let men in New Mexico know they can't even go to the men's room without a woman telling them what to do?

New Mexico is taking its fight against drunken driving to men's restrooms around the state.

The state has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and restaurant patrons who make one last pit stop before getting behind the wheel.

When a man steps up, the motion-sensitive plastic device says, in a woman's voice that is flirty, then stern:

"Hey, big guy. Having a few drinks?

Think you had one too many?

Then it's time to call a cab or call a sober friend for a ride home.

Remember, your future is in your hand."

Transportation Department spokesman S.U. Mahesh said the urinal cakes are a way to reach one group that's a target of state safety campaigns. Men commit about three times as many drunken-driving infractions as women. More >>

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More State DWI / DUI awareness and prevention slogans

South Carolina

"Sober or Slammer"

Minnesota

"One DWI Can Cost You Over $15,000"
"Talk About Your Un-Happy Hour"
"DWI. It's How Your Lawyer Affords Those Nice Suits"
"When The Bartender Says, "Last Call" Make It A Taxi"
"Can You Really Fit That Funeral Into Your Busy Schedule?"
"Don't Rely on Luck or Fate, Now that the Limit is .08"

New Mexico

“You Drink, You Drive, You Lose”

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