Following her second DUI arrest last November 2009, Pamela Bach, the ex-wife of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff was recently ordered by the judge to wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet and attend several AA meetings.

Bach will likely face jail time if convicted for her second DUI offense as a repeat offender for her drunk driving car crash last February and November 2009.

Despite the innumerable fatal drunk driving fatal car crash accidents reported on the news daily as well against law and logic – there are many people who still continue to drink and drive.

A likely reason for the continued rising trend of drunk drivers is the fact that many people, especially non-hardcore drinkers, underestimate the effects of alcohol on their driving skills.

But alcohol is a drug, in fact it is an antidepressant. No matter how good a driver the person is, drinking alcohol can impair one’s judgment, reflexes, and coordination which are all very important to one’s driving abilities.

It doesn’t take a genius to realize that drunk driving is very dangerous not just to the driver but also to other motorists and pedestrians. In order to curb repeat drunk driving offenses, here are some of the ways to reduce or control drunk drivers:

SCRAM bracelet – This is an alcohol monitoring bracelet which constantly tests the skin of its wearer for the presence of alcohol. It monitors the alcohol consumption of DUI offenders.

Ignition Interlock Device – It is a mechanism installed to a motor vehicle’s dashboard wherein the driver must first exhale into the device before the vehicle’s engine is started. If the driver’s BAC is greater than the programmed blood alcohol content limit, the device would prevent the drunk driver from driving.

PAS Device – The preliminary alcohol-screening (PAS) device is a hand-held breath-testing unit that gives an instant and accurate measure of the drunk driver’s blood alcohol concentration. This is usually used by law enforcement to measure the blood alcohol level of suspected drunk drivers.