RE: Is this worthy of an RNS ?15 Nov 2022 19:26
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Auto Technology that Stops Drunk Drivers, New Ipsos Survey Shows
Law Backed by MADD that Mandates Impaired Driving Prevention Technology Passed One Year Ago Today
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new Ipsos poll shows that 9 out of 10 Americans support technology that is integrated into a car's electronics to prevent drunk driving. The new poll results come one year after the bipartisan HALT Act was signed into law as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The law gave the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) three years to establish an auto safety standard for all new cars that detects and prevents impaired driving.
91% of respondents said the technology is a good or very good idea. Support for the technology spans gender, age, income and regional differences. The most common factor that influences support for impaired driving prevention technology in all new cars is cost, according to the poll commissioned by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). 78% of respondents said they are much more or somewhat more likely to support the technology if it comes at no extra cost to consumers.
"MADD agrees that safety should not just be a luxury for people who can afford to pay for it," said MADD National President Alex Otte. "Advanced, passive technology that prevents impaired driving should be as standard as seatbelts and airbags – not an upcharge and not an option. There's a crisis on our roads, and every month we wait to get this technology on all new cars means more than 1,000 preventable deaths and 25,000 preventable injuries caused by drunk driving."
The bipartisan HALT Act, led by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Ben Ray Luján in the U.S. Senate, sets the three-year timeframe for NHTSA to identify the new auto safety standard, then gives auto makers another two to three years to implement it. The three-year timeline began on November 15, 2021. Victims and survivors of impaired driving were the driving force behind the legislation, with strong support from MADD, traffic safety partners, leading alcohol companies and 13 top insurance companies.
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