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11-20-2006, 02:34 PM
MADD wants states to mandate an in-car alcohol ignition interlock for anyone convicted of DUI. (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061120/BUSINESS01/611200361/1014&GID=EZTaJYgv6DNy6CoVMrlXQw7bEC3KOmNBwlSly5OnWHA%3D)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Car_Crash.jpgJustin Hyde - Detroit Free Press - Nov. 20, 2006
Mothers Against Drunk Driving will launch an ambitious campaign today with a goal of eradicating drunken driving through tougher enforcement, new state laws and new technologies.
The push - which includes calling for breath-test interlock devices in the vehicle of anyone convicted of drunken driving - comes as current efforts to fight driving under the influence have made little progress in reducing alcohol-related deaths in recent years and spawned a backlash against some tactics.
While drunken-driving arrests hit 1.4 million in 2004, deaths in crashes involving intoxicated drivers have held steady around 13,000 per year. Since 1999, every state has set a 0.08 blood alcohol level as the point at which a driver can be convicted of drunken driving. They also have added penalties such as instant cancellation of driver's licenses and vehicle impoundment for suspects who refuse blood alcohol tests.
MADD says it still supports tactics such as random checkpoints and high-visibility enforcement, pledging to fight laws in 10 states that bar checkpoints. It also said it would set up a research panel with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to research new technologies for sensing a driver's blood-alcohol level.
The group also wants states to mandate an in-car alcohol ignition interlock for anyone convicted of driving under the influence.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Car_Crash.jpgJustin Hyde - Detroit Free Press - Nov. 20, 2006
Mothers Against Drunk Driving will launch an ambitious campaign today with a goal of eradicating drunken driving through tougher enforcement, new state laws and new technologies.
The push - which includes calling for breath-test interlock devices in the vehicle of anyone convicted of drunken driving - comes as current efforts to fight driving under the influence have made little progress in reducing alcohol-related deaths in recent years and spawned a backlash against some tactics.
While drunken-driving arrests hit 1.4 million in 2004, deaths in crashes involving intoxicated drivers have held steady around 13,000 per year. Since 1999, every state has set a 0.08 blood alcohol level as the point at which a driver can be convicted of drunken driving. They also have added penalties such as instant cancellation of driver's licenses and vehicle impoundment for suspects who refuse blood alcohol tests.
MADD says it still supports tactics such as random checkpoints and high-visibility enforcement, pledging to fight laws in 10 states that bar checkpoints. It also said it would set up a research panel with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to research new technologies for sensing a driver's blood-alcohol level.
The group also wants states to mandate an in-car alcohol ignition interlock for anyone convicted of driving under the influence.