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Monday, February 24, 2014

Illinois Being Recognized by National MADD for Outstanding Work against Drunk Driving


MADD has awarded Illinois with their prestigious 5-Star rating for excellence in drunk driving prevention. The state continues to be recognized for pushing tougher drunk driving laws and working with MADD-Illinois to improve prevention programs.
One of the programs, Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID), is a big contributor into Illinois’ high rating compared to other states. The BAIID program requires all first-time drunk driving offenders who meeting certain requirements to install the breathalyzer equipment into their vehicle. The equipment makes it impossible for the vehicle to start if the operator is under the influence of alcohol.

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