Stop the MADDness!

Today is mom's day, and a good reminder for me to be thankful to all mothers. Just so the record is clear, I am not "for" drunk driving. I do not want people out on the roads driving their cars wasted. I also feel that the original intent behind MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) has somehow been lost to a zealous political group who want to have no drinking and driving.

MADD wants ignition interlock devices installed on ALL cars. These costly and ineffective breathalyzers would be on every new car manufactured for use in the 50 states. MADD feels that this will eliminate the DWI/DUI problem in the United States. I feel this is a mistake. Long term studies have shown that putting these devices on cars for DWI convictions instead of giving offenders long term license suspensions with conditional privileges is more hazardous (causes more accidents) in the long run.

It is also true that three of MADD’s six most generous contributors are Generals Motors, Ford and Toyota. Talk about a conflict of interest. More about the inaccuracy and unreliability of Ignition Interlocks in future posts but for now be aware of this Maddness!