MADD launched the Campaign in response to the stagnant numbers of drunk driving fatalities in the late 1990s. It has given MADD and the nation a solid plan to reduce drunk driving. Now, seven years later, we remain laser focused. A BLUEPRINT to eliminate drunk driving
THE CAMPAIGN'S FOCUS IS SIMPLE... » ENFORCEMENT
The Campaign supports work being done today, advocates for new laws to protect the public tomorrow, and supports future technology that could one day eliminate drunk driving. Since 2006, the Campaign has provided the nation with a blueprint to eliminate drunk driving. Grounded in research, it has focused the nation on implementing proven drunk driving countermeasures, including sobriety checkpoints, ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers and advanced technologies. It has become the cornerstone of MADD’s legislative initiatives and has helped change the national conversation on drunk driving laws. Improvement in reducing drunk driving deaths has been seen nationwide with the use of activities such as high-visibility law enforcement programs. Sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and efforts to stop potential offenders from refusing to take a BAC test —
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support our heroes. Support high-visibility law enforcement to catch drunk drivers and discourage others from driving drunk. sober to start. Require ignition interlock devices, or in-car breathalyzers, for all convicted drunk drivers, to prove they are sober before their car will start. secure the future. Support the development of automotive technologies to automatically determine whether or not the driver is above the legal limit of .08 BAC. Advance technology is different than an interlock as it is passive and will render the car inoperable if the driver is drunk.
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