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AAA, MADD and Advocates urge states to expand ignition interlocks, consider 0.05 BAC and modernize toxicology labs
Summary
National advocates presented an impaired‑driving playbook and the Advocates Roadmap report, urging wider use of all‑offender ignition interlocks, consideration of a 0.05 BAC per‑se limit, sobriety checkpoints with legal safeguards, oral fluid testing pilots and investments to cut toxicology backlogs.
Representatives from AAA, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety briefed the commission April 16 on a national impaired‑driving advocacy playbook and the Advocates Roadmap to Safety.
Jose Torres and other presenters described a toolkit designed to help state advocates and lawmakers. The playbook includes state briefs that list countermeasures, legal opportunities and estimates of lives and economic impacts from implementation. "For this playbook... the foundation for saving lives really rests on the implementation of 10 countermeasures," a presenter said.
Presenters emphasized four countermeasures the campaign calculated for national lives‑saved estimates:
- All‑offender ignition interlocks:…
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