http://www.madd.org MADD webmaster@madd.org © 2010 Mothers Against Drunk Driving. All Rights Reserved. Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.madd.org-430294505 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/madd-continues-focus-on.html WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) appreciates the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for bringing the American public’s attention to the fact that drinking and driving continues to be a major problem on our highways — killing almost 10,000 people a year — and that additional steps have to be taken to save the unnecessary loss of life and injuries that occur as a result of these crashes. Above all, MADD strongly recommends that the safest course of action is not to drink and drive. Tue, 14 May 2013 11:31:31 -0500 www.madd.org-429930557 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/25th-anniversary-of-worst.html Louisville, Ky. – A quarter century after the worst drunk driving crash in United States history, which killed 27 people and injured 34 others, 27 people are still killed each day in this country as a result of drunk driving — a 100 percent preventable crime. Mon, 13 May 2013 09:04:31 -0500 www.madd.org-422753875 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/madd-analysis-finds-majority.html WASHINGTON, D.C. – Each year, about 4,700 people die as a result of underage drinking (according to SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), but the majority of the deaths attributable to alcohol use among 15 to 20 year olds are not on our roadways. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:54:41 -0500 www.madd.org-415430110 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/passage-of-final-fy-2013.html Washington DC – Today legislation passed by Congress to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY 2013 represents a major milestone in MADD’s efforts to eliminate drunk driving. This legislation, expected to be signed into law by President Obama, fully funds MADD’s three-point program for eliminating drunk driving deaths and fatalities known as the Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving®. MADD is proud to have worked together with its leading traffic safety partners in encouraging Congress to fully fund the National Priority Safety Programs, known as Section 405. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:46:52 -0500 www.madd.org-413120820 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/madd-asks-people-to-make-a.html DALLAS – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is calling on Americans to make a pledge for safety this St. Patrick’s Day: pledge to be the non-drinking designated driver for your friends and family, or pledge to not drive after drinking. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 38 people in the U.S. were killed in drunk driving crashes on St. Patrick’s Day (and the early morning hours of the next day) in 2011, which represents 34 percent of all highway fatalities for that time period. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:31:34 -0500 www.madd.org-413075037 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/madd-applauds-fy-2013-senate.html Washington, D.C. -- Today Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) applauded federal appropriations legislation introduced by the U.S. Senate which would provide funding for the High Priority Safety Grants Program known as Section 405. This program was authorized as part of the bipartisan federal highway reauthorization legislation which passed the House and Senate last summer. A technical change was needed but not included in last year’s Continuing Resolution which has funded the federal government until March 27. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:28:33 -0500 www.madd.org-411026306 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/traffic-safety-community.html Washington, D.C.- Six major highway safety organizations called on Congress to fully fund the Priority Highway Safety Grant Program, known as Section 405, when Congress considers funding for the remainder of FY 2013. Section 405 provides performance-based incentive funding for states to address key areas of highway safety that include impaired driving, distracted driving, occupant protection, motorcycle safety, traffic records and improving graduated driver licensing laws. The Section 405 program, authorized under the recently enacted surface transportation legislation known as MAP-21, did not increase federal spending for highway safety. It merely took existing budget authority under other incentive grant programs and re-packaged it into a single consolidated grant program. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:09:54 -0600 www.madd.org-409412495 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/madd-urges-south-carolina.html Columbia, S.C. – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) urges Senators to advance Emma’s Law, S 137, requiring all repeat and first-time offenders with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .12 or higher to use an ignition interlock on their vehicle for at least six months. The law is named after six year-old Emma Longstreet who was killed by a drunk driver on January 1, 2012. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:44:13 -0600 www.madd.org-408833773 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/madd-and-state-farm-announce.html Sturbridge, Mass. – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), along with Presenting Sponsor State Farm, is announcing today that Jason Girouard is the grand prize winner of the second annual Power of You(th)® Video Contest, which asked teens around the country to create a short video to encourage their peers to avoid drinking alcohol before age 21. Girouard, age 17, lives in Brimfield, Mass. and is currently a senior at Tantasqua Regional High School, where today’s announcement took place. His winning one-minute video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddBbElAAv5E&feature=youtu.be) depicts two friends discussing weekend plans, one suggesting a party with alcohol and the other saying “I don’t need that,” and suggesting they play video games instead. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:32:16 -0600 www.madd.org-401554025 http://www.madd.org/media-center/press-releases/2013/madd-provides-tips-for-safe.html NEW ORLEANS – As football fans across the country gear up for Super Bowl XLVII, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is urging party-goers to have a plan for how they’ll get home with a sober designated driver… before the festivities get underway. “MADD’s game-day partnership with the NFL encourages fans ‘to play the most important position in the NFL: the designated driver,’” said MADD National President Jan Withers. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:35:54 -0600