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WMADD’s INFLUENCE ON DUI LAWS Since 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has been spearheading efforts to bring attention to the issue of drunk drivers and efforts to decrease the number of impaired drivers on the roads. MADD has a significant influence on law makers. Many of the laws promulgated against impaired drivers, arguably breach basic Constitutional rights of citizens. Regardless of such, MADD systematically teams up with various Federal and State law enforcement agencies and other government entities such as the Department of Transportation in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration to employ strategies and campaigns to arrest impaired drivers.

In November 2006, MADD announced a new four point plan to eliminate drunk drivers. The four strategies revived by MADD are to:

1. Intensify high-visibility law enforcement.

2. Fully implement alcohol ignition interlock technology.

3. Explore other and new forms of vehicle technology that could be used to prevent drunk driving.

4. Mobilize MADD’s grassroots support.

With respect to the second and third points in MADD’s recent campaign, MADD is increasing it’s pressure on legislators and courts to order all drivers convicted of a DUI to install an ignition interlock device (IID) in their vehicles. The IID requires the driver to blow into a mechanism that measures the individuals blood alcohol concentration (BAC). If the mechanism detects any traces of alcohol, it will prevent the vehicle from starting. This is one of the high tech areas of interest MADD and law enforcement entities are looking into to assist them in preventing impaired drivers from operating vehicles.

Currently, a judge may order an IID installed when/if exacerbating circumstance exist. Such circumstances include but are not limited to: driver’s adjudicated as a repeat offender, driving under the influence with children in the car or if the BAC was extremely high. MADD is pressuring legislators to pass laws requiring all drivers convicted of driving under the influence to install an IID in their vehicles. MADD even wants the IID ordered for individuals convicted of their first offense regardless of BAC and exacerbating circumstances.

Another point in the MADD campaign is the law enforcement use of sobriety checkpoints. All but 10 States permit Sobriety checkpoints and MADD’s goal is to get these 10 States to join the other 40 in the use of Sobriety checkpoints in their crusade against impaired drivers.

G. Cole Casey heads the top San Diego drunk driving defense law firm. As a well known San Diego DUI lawyer, his proven track record and DUI jury trial case results are unmatched and unprecedented by any other DUI attorney in the region.

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