NTSB Substance Impaired Driving Forum
By MADD | May 16, 2012| 7 Comments | Filed in: Drugged Driving , Drunk Driving

Yesterday, MADD National President Jan Withers presented before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in support of MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving®. At the forum, MADD called on the NTSB to update its Most Wanted list (recommendations the NTSB makes to state and federal governments about traffic safety) with the following recommendations:

  • Every state should adopt a law requiring ALL convicted drunk drivers to use an ignition interlock device.
  • Judges should order every convicted drunk driver to use an ignition interlock device.
  • Expedite research and development of advanced alcohol detection technology.
  • Every state should conduct lifesaving sobriety checkpoints.
  • Support continued national high-visibility enforcement campaigns.

Current NTSB drunk driving recommendations, issued in 2000, are based on addressing "hard core" DUI offenders, or those arrested with a BAC of .15 or higher, or repeat offenders. However, research has proven that those laws are much less effective than laws that target all DUI offenders.  IIHS found that focus on these higher-risk offenders could save 158 lives per year, whereas all offender interlock laws could save more than 1,000 lives per year and advanced technology could save almost 9,000 lives per year. 

We are excited to be able to work with the NTSB and other traffic safety leaders to eliminate drunk driving through the Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving.
View photos from yesterday’s event from NTSB.


   

Comments

Submitted by pub enemy 1 at 10:12 PM on January 23, 2013
I have driven drunk, know a lot of other people who do too. In some regions of the country, bars can't exist without drunk drivers because of the distance and lack of public transportation. Aside from the fact that companies (think nascar, nfl, or any major corporation that uses an open bar to snag investors) use alcohol make a lot of money promoting it, and alcohol companies that make a fortune selling it, the police departments and townships and special interest groups get to make a lot of money on the other end too. Yes, there are some people that shouldn't drive drunk, there are people that shouldn't even be around other people drunk, but destroying someones life because a cop saw somone drive out of a bar and not stop for a full 2 seconds at a stop sign is not my idea of protection. There are drivers I know that I would never get into a car with and they aren't even "gasp" drinkers.
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Submitted by Austin's MOM at 10:45 AM on May 31, 2012
I am Austin's Mom, Austin was hit by a worthless previous DUI offender with a bac of .21. while ONLY crossing in the crosswalk with friends. Austin was hit and killed on impact being thrown 52 feet to his death at ONLY 23 yrs old by a criminal worthless drunk driver !! There is NO reason this criminal choice should continue to happen ! There are SO many options, you would NOT give a druk a gun yet getting behind the wheel the loaded weapon is 3000 lbs of steel ! MN is one state NOT harsh enough on DUI offendes ! Hit them hard and painful the FIRST time and they would not offend again !! I am speaking at VIP's., mock crahses etc to be a voice for my precious son ! The parsite was convicted of 3rd degree murder in ONLY a 3.5 hr jury deliberation. He got a sentence of 16 yrs, Austin was given a death sentence. This drunk STILL has a chance , Austin has none. We don't live in caves we KNOW the effects of alcohol impairment. People can drink, JUST DON'T DRIVE, its that simple. God doesn't kill people, drunk drivers DO !!!!!!!!! http://winona360.winona.edu/winona360/article/life-interrupted-drunk-driving
Submitted by moms girl at 10:14 PM on May 25, 2012
it's a good thing that I'm not the one trying to get tougher laws passed cause one drop would get that car crushed and ten years in self help classes and if someone died murder charges would follow ! If you can't stay off the roads when you drink then you need something to wake you up before it happens !!! you know what I'm talking about! JAIL!........ she's dead ; no one is going to bring her back, I can see it happening over and over again in my head and I wasn't even there! But Haunted all the same. thank you madd for standing up for her , I am maddddddddddddddddddd get rid of drunks cars
Submitted by Beer_Runner at 04:03 PM on May 22, 2012
Let's just get rid of cars, then we'll have 0 drunk drivers.
Submitted by babbyqurl at 09:13 AM on May 22, 2012
if you dont want to ruined youre life dont drink and drive trust me!!!!
Submitted by donnaghb at 09:02 PM on May 16, 2012
I need help! I am addicted to prescription pain killers.

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