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Senator Luján, Senator Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Eliminate Drunk Driving
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MADD calls for passage of RIDE Act to require lifesaving technology in all new cars
The RIDE Act holds the potential to eliminate drunk driving forever and it is one of the most important initiatives in MADD’s 40-year history. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 22, 2021 New bipartisan legislation introduced today by Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) and Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) would ultimately mandate drunk driving prevention technology as standard equipment in all new vehicles. The Reduce Impaired Driving for Everyone (RIDE) Act would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue a rulemaking to make this lifesaving technology available in all new passenger vehicles.
Ahead of 4/20, MADD Reminds Everyone to Always Designate an Unimpaired Driver When Plans Include Marijuana, Alcohol or Any Other Impairing Drug
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Research shows risk of fatal crash is 12% higher from 4:20 p.m. to midnight on April 20 WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 19, 2021 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reminds everyone to do their part to keep our roads and communities safe on 4/20 by designating a driver who has not consumed marijuana, alcohol or any other impairing drugs on the unofficial marijuana “holiday.”
Driving while high on marijuana is impaired driving and can result in a DUI. MADD wants everyone to receive this simple message: If you’re celebrating 4/20 on Tuesday, please be safe and stay at home or plan for a designated driver before leaving home. The goal is to have zero drugged and drunk driving arrests and zero crashes.
New MADD Report Shows 63% of Drunk Drivers Are Convicted
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Court Monitoring Program Sends Observers into Courtrooms Across the Country
A less than two-thirds conviction rate is not enough, but it’s encouraging to see that we are moving in the right direction and holding more drunk driving offenders accountable. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 16, 2021 A new Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Court Monitoring Report shows 63% of drunk drivers are convicted of their charges. The nationwide average reflects observations and data collected by MADD court monitors in 17 states from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Despite court closings and virtual hearings during the pandemic, the conviction rate is up 6.7% from 2019, when MADD’s court monitors noted an average 59% conviction rate.