MADD calls for passage of bill to require lifesaving technology as standard equipment in all new cars WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2021) – New bipartisan legislation introduced today would ultimately require car manufacturers to install drunk driving prevention technology as standard equipment in new vehicles. Read More
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Consumers Support Drunk Driving Prevention Systems in Cars
77% of Americans back federal action requiring vehicle technology to prevent drunk driving, says Ipsos poll WASHINGTON, D.C. – Most U.S. consumers support state-of-the-art technology as standard equipment in all new vehicles to prevent drunk driving, according to a new nationwide poll conducted by Ipsos Read More
Rep. Debbie Dingell Announces Recommitment to Drunk Driving Legislation at January 7 News Conference
Two-year anniversary of Michigan family’s tragic death draws renewed push for legislation to advance the use of vehicle technology to prevent drunk driving WASHINGTON – Marking two years since Rima and Issam Abbas and their three children were killed by a drunk driver, Congresswoman Debbie Read More
New Report: Drunk Driving Killed 10,142 People in 2019
MADD Calls on Congress to End the Drunk Driving Epidemic by Enacting Federal Legislation to Require Lifesaving Technology in All New Cars WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drunk driving claimed the lives of 10,142 people in 2019, accounting for 28 percent of the 36,096 total fatalities, according Read More
MADD, Advocates Announce Major Auto Insurance Company and Trade Organization Support for Advanced Drunk Driving Prevention Technology in New Vehicles
Today, auto insurance industry leaders sent a letter to members of Congress expressing support for the RIDE Act, which would mandate advanced drunk driving prevention technology in all new vehicles. The legislation by Senators Rick Scott (FL) and Tom Udall (NM) is similar to legislation Read More
MADD Celebrates Drunk Driving Technology Provision in Moving Forward Act
Landmark legislation sets the policy framework to eliminate drunk driving in America Washington, D.C. — Today Mothers Against Drunk Driving praised the leadership of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton along with House Energy Read More
MADD Applauds Legislation that Will Eliminate Drunk Driving in America
Rulemaking in Transportation Bill would require new cars to passively detect drunk driving Washington, D.C. — MADD commends the House Energy and Commerce Committee for its leadership in advancing legislation which has the potential to eliminate nearly all drunk driving deaths on our nation’s roads. Read More
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week: Judges, Prosecutors Must Recognize Drunk and Drugged Driving as Violent Crimes
Only 8 states have laws that both protect the rights of victims of fatal drunk driving crashes and ensure jail time for offenders WASHINGTON — In January 2019, a judge in Idaho sentenced a man who had a blood alcohol concentration nearly three times the Read More
MADD Rates all 50 States on Drunk Driving Laws
The report card is out. For the sixth time since the launch of our Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving in 2006, we rate all 50 states and the District of Columbia on laws proven to reduce drunk driving and save lives. The 2019 Report to Read More
MADD Report Rates Every State on Drunk Driving Laws
Washington, D.C. (December 23, 2019) – Arizona outperforms every state in the nation when it comes to laws that support efforts to stop drunk driving and protect the public, according to the 2019 Report to the Nation released today by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Read More