What is the halt act?
The HALT Act, signed into law on November 15, 2021, directs the federal government to require all new cars come equipped with smart technology that passively, seamlessly and unobtrusively detects and stops impaired driving.
This is a game changer in the battle to prevent roadway deaths and injuries. We are working to change how cars are made so no one ever has to experience the trauma of losing a loved one or being injured by a drunk or impaired driver. On January 6, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began the regulatory phase, or “rulemaking,” for this lifesaving technology. NHTSA posted an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register and opened a 60-day commenting period, which closed March 6. NHTSA will now review more than 18,000 submissions and work toward a regulation for technology that meets the requirements of the HALT Act.
Read MADD’s comment for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) HERE
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November 15, 2024
The HALT Drunk Driving Act set November 15, 2024, as the deadline for USDOT to complete the final regulation for anti-drunk driving technology.
- The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act gives USDOT three years (from November 15, 2021) to complete a rulemaking process and issue a final safety standard for anti-drunk driving technology on all new cars
- Automakers then have two to three years to implement the safety standard by building anti-drunk driving technology into new cars
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The National Transportation Safety Board has called on automakers and USDOT to prioritize the deployment of advanced drunk driving prevention technology.
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With drunk driving deaths up 33% since 2019, we cannot afford to delay progress on lifesaving technology that will save 10,000 lives a year and prevent hundreds of thousands of injuries.
Did you know this life-saving technology already exists?
ANTI-DRUNK DRIVING TECHNOLOGIES
What are Driving Assistance Systems?
Technology designed for the car to take action such as lane-keeping assistance and collision intervention.
What are Driver Monitoring Systems?
Cameras or other sensors that passively monitor the driver, such as eye movement, without compromising privacy.
What are Passive Alcohol Detection Systems?
Sensors that determine if a driver is drunk. This lifesaving technology protects the public's safety while preserving the driver's privacy.
LETTERS OF SUPPORT
Dozens of traffic safety and public health organizations, representatives from the insurance industry, alcohol industry and thousands of victims and survivors of impaired driving crashes have also advocated for this law.
Here are examples of this support:
Testimonials
The HALT Act became law with the tenacious advocacy victims and survivors on impaired driving, champions in Congress and an extensive and impressive list of partners who are all willing to activate to ensure lifesaving technology become standard equipment on all new cars.
Here are examples of advocates rallying around this movement:
THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA
The news media plays an integral role in educating the public about the HALT Act technology requirement for news cars.
Coverage of the push to equip all new vehicles with impaired driving prevention technology:
