USDOT Countdown

LIVES ARE AT STAKE
Every Day the U.S. Department of Transportation
(USDOT) Waits to Act

= More Deaths and Injuries
Every Day the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Waits to Act = More Deaths and Injuries
13,384

 DEATHS

37

PER DAY

 In the U.S. during 2021, 13,384 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers, which translates to 37 people killed every day.

On November 15, 2021, the bipartisan HALT Act was passed mandating USDOT to set a new auto safety standard requiring passive technology in all new cars to prevent impaired driving. Every day and every person counts.

WE’RE COUNTING DOWN UNTIL AN IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION SAFETY STANDARD IS SET.
USDOT Must Take Immediate Action to Meet the Law’s Deadline: November 15, 2024
The Clock Is Ticking.
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
BY NOVEMBER 15, 2024
USDOT must complete the process of setting a final standard for impaired driving prevention 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 impaired driving prevention technology on all new cars.
Automakers then have two to three years to implement the safety standard.
New cars equipped with the USDOT-directed technology should start rolling off the assembly line as standard equipment by 2026 or 2027.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommendation has called on automakers and USDOT to prioritize the deployment of passive advanced impaired driving prevention technology and explore the use of technologies such as driver monitoring systems, many of which are available now.

Did you know?

PASSIVE DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES

already exist today?

Performance Icon - MADD
Monitor Icon - MADD
Passive Icon - MADD

Driving Assistance
Systems

Technology designed for the car to take action such as lane-keeping assistance and collision intervention.

Driver Monitoring
Systems

Cameras or other sensors that passively monitor the driver, such as eye movement, without compromising privacy.

Passive Alcohol
Detection Systems

Sensors that determine if a driver is drunk. This lifesaving tech protects the public’s safety while
preserving the driver’s privacy.

Did you know?

PASSIVE DRUNK DRIVING PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES

already exist today?

Performance Icon - MADD

Driving Assistance
Monitoring Systems

Monitor the vehicle movement with systems like lane departure warning and collision intervention.

Monitor Icon - MADD

Driver Monitoring
Systems

Passively monitor the driver, typically using a camera or other sensors without compromising privacy.

Passive Icon - MADD

Passive Alcohol
Detection Systems

Use passive sensors to determine if a driver is drunk. This lifesaving tech protects the public’s safety while
preserving the driver’s privacy.

DRUNK

DRIVING

IS KILLING DOZENS OF PEOPLE
EVERY DAY
EVERY DAY
Traffic fatalities are dramatically higher than they were a decade ago.
Drunk driving crashes account for almost one-third of U.S. traffic deaths.
In the U.S., someone dies in a drunk driving crash every 45 minutes and someone is injured every 2 minutes.
A new Ipsos poll shows that 9 out of 10 Americans support technology that is integrated into a car’s electronics to prevent drunk driving.
ACTION IS NEEDED NOW
TO SAVE LIVES AND PREVENT INJURIES
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Urge your U.S. Senators and Representatives to ensure USDOT meets the November 15, 2024 deadline.

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