Our work throughout the nation has made drunk driving socially unacceptable, with nearly all drivers reporting that people driving after drinking alcohol pose a threat to their safety.
such as no-refusal weekends and crackdowns by law enforcement — have proven instrumental in advancing MADD’s work. MADD is also busy advocating for better ignition interlock laws. In 2006, New Mexico was the only state that required ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers. Today we are proud to report that 19 states have followed suit, and now require ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders. Looking to the future, the Campaign supports technologies such as the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety, or DADSS. This joint project between the federal government and the world’s leading auto manufacturers is developing a passive and seamless
in-vehicle technology that could automatically detect a driver’s BAC and, if above the legal limit of .08, render the car inoperable.
Progress toward elimination has been steady but more needs to be done.
MADD's Campaign has made tremendous progress over the last seven years. However, much more needs to be done. Drunk driving still accounts for almost one-third of all traffic deaths and over 345,000 injuries each year. In addition, MADD continues to serve over 61,000 drunk driving victims each year; mothers, fathers, children, family and friends whose lives have been forever changed by a reckless choice and a crime that is a 100 percent preventable.
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS AND NO-REFUSAL
INTERLOCKS FOR ALL OFFENDERS AT .08
DRIVER ALCOHOL DETECTION SYSTEM FOR SAFETY (DADSS)
checkpoints • 38 states
2006
1 state
a concept
checkpoints • 38 states no-refusals • 32 states
proposal approved, funding secured, work underway
2011
16 states
checkpoints • 38 states no-refusals • 32 states
authorized and funded by the United States Congress
2013
20 states
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