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]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Joins Senator Tom Udall and Senator Bob Corker in Support of the ROADS SAFE Act]]> Legislation Authorizing Advanced Alcohol Detection Could Lead to the Elimination of Drunk Driving

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Prepaid Transportation Card Makes Sure Everyone Gets Home Safely]]> MADD and Home Safe work together to provide partygoers a way to secure a safe ride home during the holidays.

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Joins Sen. Lautenberg and Sen. Udall in Support of Interlocks for All DUI Offenders]]> WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) applauds Senator Frank Lautenberg and Senator Tom Udall as they introduces the Drunk Driver Repeat Offender Prevention Act, or DDROP Act, which would press states to require alcohol ignition interlock devices for all convicted drunk driving offenders. The proposed legislation is a key component of MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving.

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Applauds Selection of David Strickland as Next NHTSA Administrator ]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Succeeding at Year Three]]> Advanced Technologies Being Actively Explored

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Praises NY Governor, Legislature for Historic DWI Law]]> Today Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is pleased to support the agreement reached by Governor David Paterson and the New York State Legislature to pass Leandra’s Law.  Under the new measure all convicted drunk drivers must use an ignition interlock device and anyone convicted of driving drunk with a child in a vehicle will face felony charges.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Honors Those Dedicated To Expanding Its Mission]]> National President’s Awards Given to Community Leaders and Local Organizations

]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Launches Program To Help Parents Influence Teen Alcohol Behavior]]> The Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence by MADD ™ provides lifesaving conversation tools about the No. 1 Youth Drug Problem in America.

]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD National]]> Statement attributed to Debbie Weir, MADD National COO:

]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Virgin Drinks Coming to a Store Near You]]> The premier alcohol-free alternative for all occasions

]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Andrew Sherman Releases Special MADD Edition of Road Rules: Be the Truck. Not the Squirrel.]]> Inspirational Novel by Bestselling Author is Released with Special Foreword by
MADD National President Laura Dean-Mooney

]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Labor Day Crackdown Puts Drunk Drivers On Notice: Drive Drunk, Be Arrested]]> MADD Thanks Law Enforcement Leadership for Protecting Public

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New York Parkway Drunk Driving Crash Tragic Example of Child Endangerment]]> Advanced Technologies Could Stop Drunk Drivers Future

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Adds Stellar New Leaders to its National Board of Directors]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Highway Fatality Data Shows 1268 Fewer Families Devastated by Drunk Driving Deaths in 2008]]> MADD Pleased that Drunk Driving 2008 Traffic Fatalities Decline Substantially; Slow Economy, Strong Law Enforcement, Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Contribute to Lives Saved on Roadways

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Salutes House T&I Committee’s Historic Commitment to Save Lives in the Next Highway Reauthorization Bill]]> Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving takes major leap forward]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Chuck Hurley Back Leading MADD]]> MADD and its National Board of Directors are delighted to have Chuck back leading the organization as its CEO given his recent withdrawal as a nominee for NHTSA Administrator.]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[National Crime Victim’s Rights Weeks Turns 25]]> MADD Celebrates the Ground-Breaking Work of VOCA, Works To Support Victims of Drunk Driving]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Death of Angels Adenhart by Suspected Repeat Drunk Driver Shows the Need for Ignition Interlocks]]> The suspected drunk driving crash that led to the death of three innocent people including Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and the serious injury of another could have been prevented with a strong ignition interlock law in California.

]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[OBAMA ADMINISTRATION INTENT TO NOMINATE MADD CEO HURLEY AS NHTSA ADMINISTRATOR]]> MADD is proud the White House has announced its intent to nominate MADD CEO Chuck Hurley for the post of NHTSA Administrator.  This selection signals the Administration’s commitment to traffic safety as Chuck has more than 30 years experience in efforts to make our roadways safer.

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[McKinney ISD Students, MADD and State Farm Celebrate Protecting You/Protecting Me’s Impact on Reducing Underage Drinking]]> Protecting You/Protecting Me (PY/PM)is MADD’s underage alcohol use prevention program taught by trained high school students, counselors and nurses in elementary schools.

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Requests Review Of Repeat Offender Fatality Case ]]> MADD Requests Review Of Repeat Offender Fatality Case

]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[60 Minutes Story on College Binge Drinking Highlights Importance of Limiting Access to Alcohol Among Youth]]> Leading health and safety organizations disturbed that so-called debate centers on false claims vs. peer-reviewed, scientifically sound research

]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Parade Magazine Poll Highlights America’s Overwhelming Support for Alcohol Ignition Interlocks]]> Statement for attribution to MADD National President Laura Dean-Mooney on a recent Parade magazine poll on ignition interlocks.

]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Everyone Wins The Big Game With A Sober Designated Driver]]> MADD Asks Fans to Call The Right Play and Use a Designated Driver]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ring In The New Year With A Sober Designated Driver]]> MADD Reminds America to Start 2009 Safely

]]> Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Massive National Law Enforcement Crackdown Will Catch Drunk Drivers, Protect Public]]> Travelers Share Roadways with 2 Million Drunk Drivers with Three or More Convictions Including More Than 400,000 with Five or More Convictions

]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Data Shows Disturbing Number of Repeat Drunk Drivers on America’s Roadways ]]> State Progress Report for MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Highlights Need for Comprehensive Alcohol Ignition Interlock Laws in All States

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Concerned Citizens Join MADD & Assemblyman Feuer in Support of Lifesaving Interlock Legislation to Stop Drunk Drivers]]> Californians Share the Road with 310,971 Drunk Drivers With Three or More DUI Convictions

]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Mourns the Loss of Dr. Ronald M. Davis, Immediate Past President of the American Medical Association (AMA) and Advocate of the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age Law]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New Jersey Roadways Scariest Thing This Halloween]]> MADD Calls for Passage of A 3073 – Interlocks for All Convicted Drunk Drivers: MADD Applauds New Jersey Superior Court on Upholding Anti-Plea Bargaining in Drunk Driving Cases

]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Joins Sen. Whelan and Key Leaders in New Jersey to Call Upon Passage of Lifesaving Interlock Legislation for All Convicted Drunk Drivers]]> ‘Ricci’s Law’ would require alcohol ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers

]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Says Drunk Driving Scariest Thing This Halloween]]> Designate a sober driver before the Halloween celebrations begin.

]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Urges Pennsylvania House to Pass Lifesaving Legislation]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Rep. Paul Clymer (R- Bucks County) join together to urge the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to consider H.B. 2019, legislation that would require the installation of alcohol ignition interlocks for any convicted drunk driver.

]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Statement Regarding Idaho ]]> MADD supports the rights of disabled victims/survivors and works closely with them daily to share their stories throughout the country about the devastating impact of drunk driving in hopes of preventing one death or injury.

]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Supporters Ask Why Some “Family-Friendly” Restaurants Back Pro-Drunk Driving Group ]]> Thousands of supporters of Mothers Against Drunk Driving are asking some “family-friendly” chain restaurants to stop hiding behind the American Beverage Institute (ABI) and to withdraw their membership from this restaurant and alcohol industry lobbying group.

]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Celebrates Lifesaving Work and Dedication with National President’s Awards]]> National President’s Awards Presented to 17 Individuals and Local Organizations at 2008 MADD National Conference

]]> Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Texas Leads Nation in Drunk Driving; MADD Advocates Gather in Dallas Sept. 4-6]]> MADD National Conference to focus on MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving

]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Statement for Attribution to Laura Dean-Mooney, MADD National President on Department of Transportation DUI Fatality Data ]]> MADD is pleased by the 3.7 percent decline in drunk driving fatalities from 13,491 in 2006 to 12,998 in 2007. We are especially pleased by the more than 15 percent decrease in fatal crashes involving underage drinking drivers – the best of any age group.

]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Some University Presidents Shirk Responsibility to Protect Students from Dangers of Underage Drinking]]> Key Members of Congress, Public Health Experts and Educators Cite Effectiveness of 21 Law; New Nationwide Insurance Survey Reaffirms Public Supports 21 Drinking Age and Parents Do Not Want to Send Teens to Party Schools

]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nationwide Insurance Survey Finds Parents Fed Up with “Party Schools” and Politicians Who Support Lowering Drinking Age]]> Survey respondents intolerant of underage binge drinking and say states’ efforts to lower drinking age will make huge problem worse

]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Drunk Drivers Put on Notice: Drive Drunk, Be Arrested - Thousands of Enforcement Agencies Ramp Up for Labor Day]]> MADD Pleased that Drunk Driving 2007 Traffic Fatalities Decline; Slow Economy and Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Contribute to Lives Saved on Roadways

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD National President Advocates for Interlocks and Checkpoints at a Houston Town Hall Meeting]]> Town Hall Brings Community Together to Help Solve Houston’s Drunk Driving Problem

]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New MADD Board Members Bring Valuable Expertise to MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, Underage Drinking Prevention and Victim Services ]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving named five new members to its National Board of Directors who bring a wealth of expertise in law enforcement, underage drinking prevention, psychology, and highway safety and research.

]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD to Participate in Traffic Safety Symposium to Encourage New Jersey’s Lawmakers to Strengthen Impaired Driving Laws]]> Laura Dean-Mooney, MADD's new National President will be available to discuss lifesaving alcohol ignition interlocks.

]]> Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[21 Drinking Age Law Saves Nearly 1,000 Lives Each Year; Turns Another Year Older]]> An estimated 25,000 people are alive today because of the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA).

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD National President Testifies Before House Subcommittee; Focuses on Plan to Eliminate Drunk Driving]]> MADD’s newly elected National President testified today on the necessary steps Congress and the country must take in order save the nearly 13,500 lives lost every year to drunk driving.

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Statement Regarding Cookies]]> We are relieved none of the cookies allegedly laced with drugs tested positive for illicit substances. We will continue to work with our Dallas-area offices to determine the circumstances of the events this past week.

We will continue to support law enforcement initiatives aimed at combating drunk driving. Most of our work is centered on roll call briefings, death notification training, support of high-visibility law enforcement efforts, and occasionally providing food and beverages to thank officers for their hard work.

]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mother and Long-Time MADD Volunteer Laura Dean-Mooney Takes Over National Presidency ]]> As the nation celebrates freedom this July 4th, Laura Dean-Mooney helps ensure the roads are free from drunk driving by working to eliminate drunk driving.

]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Statement on the SAMHSA/Acting Surgeon General Report on Underage Drinking]]> Underage drinking is not just a youth problem but an adult problem.

]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Applauds Alaska Legislature for Passage of Lifesaving DUI Bill]]> New law to require alcohol ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers

]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Country Music Star Julie Roberts Joins Mothers Against Drunk Driving to Walk Like MADD to Eliminate Drunk Driving ]]> Walkers Call on Nashville Leaders to Support Ignition Interlock Legislation

]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Drunk Driving Bill Denied Fair Hearing by California Legislature – Californians Share Roads with 310,000 Three-Time Drunk Drivers]]> MADD Calls for the Public to Support Lifesaving Legislation

]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Applauds Florida for Approving Lifesaving Alcohol Ignition Interlocks ]]> MADD applauds Governor, legislators for work to help eliminate drunk driving

]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Applauds Key Members of Congress for Strengthening the Transportation Bill to Help States Keep Repeat Offenders from Driving Drunk After Conviction ]]> As MADD continues its Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving nationwide calling for use of alcohol ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers, Congress took steps and President Bush signed into law the transportation technical corrections bill which will allow interlocks to be required for repeat offenders after 45 days of hard license suspension.

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Announces Winners of the 6th Annual MADD Media Awards ]]> Florida’s WFOR–TV and The Pensacola News Journal Earn Awards of Excellence

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[City of Los Angeles Approves Resolution Calling for Lifesaving Alcohol Ignition Interlocks ]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving Applauds Mayor and City Council for Leadership on Eliminating Drunk Driving

]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Statement About the School Program “Every 15 Minutes”]]> “Every 15 Minutes” is not and has never been a MADD school outreach program, nor was it designed by MADD.

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ignition Interlock Compliance Weak Across the Board for Second Year in a Row During Memorial Day 2007]]> MADD’s Court Monitors Tracked DUI Cases Across The Country; New Mexico Still Mandating Interlocks and Challenging Rest of Country to Get On Board

]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Colorado Governor Signs into Law Lifesaving Legislation to Expand Use of Alcohol Ignition Interlocks]]> MADD Applauds Governor, Legislators for Making Colorado’s Roads Safer

]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[20th Anniversary of Nation’s Worst DUI Crash Reminds America to Support MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving]]> Moment of Silence in Honor of Victims/Survivors Wednesday, May 14 at 11 a.m. CT

]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Alcohol Ignition Interlocks Help Eliminate Drunk Driving – Not Social Drinking ]]> The average person convicted of drunk driving has driven drunk 87 times before their first arrest.

]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Statement on the AAA Foundation Report]]> Every state must have ignition interlocks installed on every drunk driver’s vehicle to make sure they cannot drive drunk in the future.

]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Statement Regarding Grand Theft Auto IV]]> MADD is extremely disappointed by the decision of the manufacturers of the game Grand Theft Auto IV to include a game module where players can drive drunk.

]]> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD's Statement about the National Survey on Drug Use and Health Report from SAMHSA]]> In order to keep our roads safe from drunk driving offenders, it is imperative that individual states move to enact comprehensive ignition interlock legislation.

]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Leads to Victories in Washington, West Virginia, Virginia and Nebraska]]> Additional states considering similar lifesaving alcohol ignition interlock legislation in 2008

]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Court Rules DUI Does Not Count as Violent Felony]]> Statement of Attribution to Glynn R. Birch, National President, Mothers Against Drunk Driving

]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Applauds Nebraska Legislature for Approving Lifesaving Drunk Driving Measure]]> Law Will Expand Use of Alcohol Ignition Interlocks for All Convicted Drunk Drivers

]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD and Nationwide Commence 2008 Prom Season with THINK.Prom ]]> Teens Encouraged to Pledge to be Safe and Sober During Prom

]]> Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Senator Elizabeth Dole Joins Mothers Against Drunk Driving to "Walk Like MADD" to Eliminate Drunk Driving]]> MADD’s President and Chief Executive Officer Join Signature 5k Fundraiser Walk Featuring Live Performance by Lynn Carey Saylor on Saturday, March 29

]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Urges Passage of Lifesaving South Carolina Alcohol Ignition Interlock Bill ]]> Legislation Requires Interlocks for First Time DUI Offenders

]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Washington State House and Senate Unanimously Pass Lifesaving Drunk Driving Legislation ]]> With Governor’s Signature, Washington will be the Fifth State in the Nation to Require Interlocks for All Convicted Drunk Drivers ]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Says Don’t Press Your Luck on St. Patrick’s Day]]> Designated Drivers Save Lives

]]> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Applauds Senate Passage of Lifesaving Drunk Driving Legislation ]]> Law Will Ensure Expanded Use of Alcohol Ignition Interlocks

]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Underage Alcohol Prevention Program Helps Protect Georgia’s Kids]]> Nationally Recognized, Model Curriculum Teaches Brain Science, Alcohol Awareness

]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Urges Virginia Senate to Pass Critical Drunk Driving Legislation]]> Alcohol ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers will save lives in Virginia.

]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Launches New UMADD Web Site]]> Mini-Grants Give College Communities Resources to Help Save Lives

]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[More Than 33,000 Ohio Drivers Have Five or More DUI Convictions]]> Offenders with 19 and 20 Offenses Mock Victims/Survivors of Drunk Driving

]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mothers Against Drunk Driving Takes Campaign To New Level And Asks Communities To Walk Like MADD]]> MADD’s Signature 5K Event Inspires Participants to Eliminate Drunk Driving

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Road to the Super Bowl is Safer With a Sober Designated Driver]]> MADD Asks Fans to Add Designated Driver to Their Super Bowl Playbooks

]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD, Attorney General McKenna and Washington State Legislators Join Together to Support Critical Anti-Drunk Driving Legislation]]> Coalition urges passage of Washington sobriety checkpoint and interlock bills]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Expresses Sympathy For Maryland And Michigan Victims Of Ohio Drunk Driving Crash And Demands Action On Mandatory Interlock Legislation In State Legislatures]]> Statement for Attribution to Glynn Birch, National President, Mothers Against Drunk Driving]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD, GHSA and IACP Support DOT Launch of Nationwide DUI Crackdown “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.”]]> Travelers Share Roadways with 2.8 Million Drunk Drivers with Three or More Convictions; More than Half a Million with Five or More Convictions

]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Efforts to Eliminate Drunk Driving Bolstered by Holiday Law Enforcement Crackdown and State Legislative Victories]]>

New State Progress Report Released Today Based on Percent of Drunk Driving Fatalities; Additional Research Shows an Estimated 2.8 Million Drunk Drivers with Three or More Convictions on the Roads; Tie One On For Safety Red Ribbons Blanket Country

]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Federal Drunk Driving Programs the Focus of U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing ]]> MADD National President Providing Testimony and Available for Interviews]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD, AMA, NTSB, IIHS and Others Launch Support 21 Coalition]]> Overwhelming Research in Support of 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age Law’s Lifesaving Impact—Young Lives Protected, Roadways Safer

]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Announces New Chairman And Members Of National Board Of Directors]]> Respected Educator Paul Folkemer Named Chairman

]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nationwide DUI Crackdown Warns Drunk Drivers Of Arrest and Prosecution During Massive Ad Blitz & Enforcement Crackdown]]> As state highway safety and law enforcement agencies across the nation conduct a major drunk driving crackdown over the next few weeks, their efforts are being highlighted with a massive advertising blitz. The message is clear: if you drive drunk you will be arrested and prosecuted.

]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Secretary Peters Launches National Drunk Driving Enforcement Campaign and Encourages Judicial Branch Help]]> U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced new side impact safety requirements for all passenger vehicles.

]]> Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[21 Drinking Age Saves Nearly 1,000 Lives A Year--23,000 To Date ]]> At least 23,000 people are alive today because the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) was signed into federal law on this day 23 years ago.

]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Applauds Nissan Concept Car With Anti Drunk-Driving Technology ]]> We are very pleased with Nissan’s announcement of its concept car. 

]]> Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Rebukes Parade Article on 21 Law ]]> We are deeply disappointed in Parade Magazine’s flawed article on the discussions centered around lowering the drinking age.

]]> Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Highest In 10 Years ]]> The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced record-breaking alcohol-related traffic fatality numbers— the highest in 10 years at nearly 18,000 and nearly 14,000 killed in drunk driving crashes every year. 

]]> Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving Gains Momentum ]]> Legislative victories on alcohol ignition interlocks in Arizona and Illinois applauded as new national data show drunk driving fatalities on the rise]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Announces J.T. Griffin As Vice President For Public Policy ]]> Former Congressional Staff Member for Frank R. Wolf Contributes Federal, State and Local Transportation Expertise to MADD

]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Announces Winners Of 5th Annual National MADD Media Awards ]]> Twenty Awards for Outstanding Coverage of Drunk Driving and Underage Drinking Issues: The Santa Fe New Mexican and NBC Today Show Earn MADD™s Highest Honors

]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[High Profile Drunk Driving Arrests Deserve Interlocks ]]> Paris Hilton and the number of many other high profile celebrities and sports figures committing drunk driving offenses are alarming and this problem needs to stop. 

]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s Operation Memorial Day Court Monitoring Project Mirrors National Trends With Observations in 11 States ]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) today released information about its Operation Memorial Day court monitoring project resulting in the tracking of 264 DUI/DWI cases filed over the 2006 Memorial Day weekend in 11 communities across the country.  

]]> Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD’s “Take Two” Show Reveals Dangers Of Underage Drinking And Reckless Driving]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and National Presenting Sponsor DaimlerChrysler’s Road Ready Teens program have delivered a sober message during the 2006-2007 school year through a dynamic multimedia school assembly show encouraging secondary school students to make smart choices about not using alcohol and driving safely. 

]]> Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD Profoundly Disappointed Over Paris Hilton’s Behavior ]]> This is not hot.  MADD is disappointed that Paris Hilton is not accepting the consequences for her serious actions. 

]]> Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Specialty Alcohol Products Cause Of Big Concern For Underage Drinking ]]> MADD is deeply disappointed by yet another violation of the public trust by Anheuser-Busch in the promotion of its enhanced alcohol product, Spykes. 

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD and Nationwide® Kick Off Prom With Music by Bow Wow at Sam Houston High School ]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide) kicked off prom season in Houston with a special celebrity performance by R&B music artist Bow Wow at Sam Houston High School (SHHS)

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Statement of Attribution to: Chuck Hurley, MADD CEO ]]> MADD is profoundly saddened by recent allegations about a former MADD New Jersey volunteer defrauding our organization.

]]> Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD and Nationwide Kick Off THINK.Prom Program with National Video Contest ]]> It’s prom season and time to THINK about that special date. Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) THINK.Prom program, which is nationally sponsored by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide), asks students to pledge to be alcohol and drug free during prom. 

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MADD & Toyota Announce New 'Game On' Elementary School Assembly Show During Brain Awareness Week ]]> Multimedia Show Tells Children How to Keep Their Brains and Bodies Safe and Healthy

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Miss America Teaches Chicago 1st Graders to "Stop and Think" About Their Safety ]]> Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry visited Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School in Chicago today and taught 1st grade students to “Stop and Think It Through”—an important lesson on making good choices and how those decisions can keep them safe.

]]> Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT