Statements Archives - MADD https://madd.org/issues_type/statements/ Mothers Against Drunk Driving Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:52:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://madd.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/browswer-tab-triangle.png Statements Archives - MADD https://madd.org/issues_type/statements/ 32 32 Traffic safety organizations to USDOT: We are ‘deeply disappointed’ by NHTSA’s inadequate progress and lack of timeline for anti-drunk driving technology regulation https://madd.org/press-release/traffic-safety-organizations-to-usdot-we-are-deeply-disappointed-by-nhtsas-inadequate-progress-and-lack-of-timeline-for-anti-drunk-driving-technology-regulation/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:52:54 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=130022 As leading traffic safety organizations in the U.S., we are deeply disappointed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s inadequate progress as identified in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA)… Continue reading Traffic safety organizations to USDOT: We are ‘deeply disappointed’ by NHTSA’s inadequate progress and lack of timeline for anti-drunk driving technology regulation

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]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) Offers a Chance to Win Free Super Bowl LIX Tickets https://madd.org/press-release/mothers-against-drunk-driving-madd-offers-a-chance-to-win-free-super-bowl-lix-tickets/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:28:51 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=128624 Football Fans Who Enter the Super Bowl Sweepstakes Support MADD’s Lifesaving Mission to End Impaired Driving (Irving, Texas – June 11, 2024) Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is offering football… Continue reading Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) Offers a Chance to Win Free Super Bowl LIX Tickets

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]]> Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) Issues Warning About Heightened Impaired Driving Dangers As Memorial Day Approaches https://madd.org/press-release/mothers-against-drunk-driving-madd-issues-warning-about-heightened-impaired-driving-dangers-as-memorial-day-approaches/ Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:37 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=128510 MADD Anticipates Spike in Crashes on Both Roads and Waterways Over Memorial Day Weekend As Memorial Day approaches, Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) issues a stark warning: If you plan… Continue reading Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) Issues Warning About Heightened Impaired Driving Dangers As Memorial Day Approaches

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]]> More than 13,000 People Died in Alcohol-Related Crashes for Second Straight Year https://madd.org/press-release/more-than-13000-people-died-in-alcohol-related-crashes-for-second-straight-year/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:28:41 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=128281 MADD Calls on NHTSA to Meet November Deadline for New Impaired Driving Prevention Regulation WASHINGTON (April 5, 2024) – Drunk driving killed more than 13,000 people for the second year… Continue reading More than 13,000 People Died in Alcohol-Related Crashes for Second Straight Year

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]]> NHTSA Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Impaired Driving Prevention Technology that will save more than 10,000 lives annually https://madd.org/press-release/nhtsa-issues-advance-notice-of-proposed-rulemaking-anprm-on-impaired-driving-prevention-technology-that-will-save-more-than-10000-lives-annually/ Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:31:58 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=127577 “On behalf of my family and victims and survivors who fought for this, we urge NHTSA to expedite this new safety standard so that no family has to experience the anguish we have." Rana Abbas Taylor, whos sister, brother-in-law and their three children were killed by a drunk driver on Jan. 6, 2019. The HALT Act is named in honor of the Abbas family.

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]]> MADD Rallies Against Rep. Massie’s Attempt to Block Impaired Driving Prevention Tech in All New Cars https://madd.org/press-release/madd-rallies-against-rep-massies-attempt-to-block-impaired-driving-prevention-tech-in-all-new-cars/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:18:45 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=127349 10,100 Lives Would Be Saved When Advanced Auto Technology Standard Is Implemented WASHINGTON – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is outraged by a proposal by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to… Continue reading MADD Rallies Against Rep. Massie’s Attempt to Block Impaired Driving Prevention Tech in All New Cars

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]]> MADD Joins Massachusetts Case that Challenges When BAC Test Results Are Admissible in Court https://madd.org/press-release/madd-joins-massachusetts-case-that-challenges-when-bac-test-results-are-admissible-in-court/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:59:32 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=127236 DALLAS – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has joined with a Massachusetts case to defend the use of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test results as evidence against drivers charged with causing… Continue reading MADD Joins Massachusetts Case that Challenges When BAC Test Results Are Admissible in Court

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]]> 43 Organizations Urge USDOT Secretary Buttigieg to Begin Rulemaking on Impaired Driving Prevention Technology https://madd.org/press-release/43-organizations-urge-usdot-secretary-buttigieg-to-begin-rulemaking-on-impaired-driving-prevention-technology/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:58:59 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=127105 A provision in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - signed into law two years ago next month – directs the USDOT to issue a final rule for an impaired driving prevention standard by November 2024.

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]]> New JAMA Study Shows Most Americans Support Impaired Driving Prevention Technology for All New Vehicles. https://madd.org/press-release/new-jama/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:10:34 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=126424 WASHINGTON (April 20, 2023) – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) celebrates a new report published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open that shows strong… Continue reading New JAMA Study Shows Most Americans Support Impaired Driving Prevention Technology for All New Vehicles.

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]]> Epidemic Plaguing America’s Roads Reaches Historic Levels https://madd.org/press-release/epidemic-plaguing-americas-roads-reaches-historic-levels/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 04:47:28 +0000 https://madd.org/?post_type=press-release&p=126282 DALLAS – Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is calling for more aggressive and urgent action to address a worsening crisis on U.S. roads after today’s announcement that alcohol-related deaths increased… Continue reading Epidemic Plaguing America’s Roads Reaches Historic Levels

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