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The Beginning of the End of Drunk Driving. MADD has worked to support technology as a solution to impaired driving for over a decade. We know that the solution to actualizing our goal of NO MORE VICTIMS begins with technology. This year has brought us closer to this reality with the work of the HALT and RIDE Act which calls for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to engage in a rulemaking process[1] that will lead to the installation of advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology in all vehicles as standard equipment[2]. The bill does not mandate any particular systems. The HALT Act is technology- neutral about which systems NHTSA mandates, but aims to get some type of advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology into all new vehicles in the near future. As MADD cited in a document submitted to NHTSA in January 2021, advanced passive drunk and impaired driving prevention technology exists and can be implemented. These technologies include both driving and driver monitoring (currently offered by several auto companies), alcohol detection, or a combination. The future is bright and MADD is at the forefront working to decrease deaths and injuries caused by impaired driving. [1] A rulemaking, in this case, is the process that the executive branch of the U.S. government will use to create standards for impairment prevention technology. The process will guide and mandate which type of technology will end up in new vehicles. Multiple types of technology will need to be tested and evaluated before standards will be set. [2] NHTSA is a federal government agency that is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. NHTSA sets standards for new cars through a rulemaking process.
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Hispano Chamber Community Day
MADD New Mexico participated in the second annual Hispano Chamber of Commerce COVID-Safe Community Day in February to share information on our programs and services to over 150 vehicles!
We have 4 exciting job opportunities to work with our Court Monitoring team! Court Monitoring Specialist positions in Sandoval, Valencia, and Santa Fe/Rio Arriba counties are open as well as a part-time Program Specialist position in the Albuquerque office is open. Visit https://www.madd.org/about- us/careers/ for more information and to apply. Come work with MADD NM!
MADD NM 2021 Statewide Sponsor
We are thrilled Parnall Law is once again the MADD New Mexico Statewide Sponsor for 2021! We appreciate their longtime support of victims of impaired driving and our mission to end drunk driving.
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