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Welcome to our Fal l 2021 edition of our newsletter for volunteers , supporters , and fr iends of MADD . It is hard to bel ieve that we are going on 22 months of the most chal lenging time of our l i fetimes for many of us as we continue persever ing through a global pandemic . Our MADD West Texas Off ice continues to serve El Paso and the surrounding communities and counties . Our doors remain open vi rtual ly and we continue to provide services to fami l ies affected by drunk and impai red dr iving crashes . Remember to keep our 24 - hour victim help l ine number on hand always : 877 - MADD help or go to MADD . org / help .
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President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure bi l l , which contains a provision representing 15 plus years of work by MADD relating to passive impaired driving detection in vehicles. https: //www.nbc12.com/ . . . /this-is- essential ly. . . / The package pours bi l l ions into roads, bridges, publ ic transit and more. Also included in the bi l l is a section for “Advanced Impaired Driving Technology” which initiates a rulemaking by the National Highway Traff ic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to set the new safety standard. When ful ly implemented on al l new cars, thousands of l ives wi l l be saved. This provision is one we at Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) believe is the most significant lifesaving measure in its 41-year history.
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