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MADD Chief?s Nomination Withdrawn

By Lawrence Taylor

As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, Chuck Hurley, the CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, was nominated by President Obama to head the National Highway Traffic Administration.  See Ex-CEO of MADD to Set Vehicle Safety Standards.  And, along with other MADD objectives, part of Hurley’s agenda inevitably would be to require ignition interlock devices as standard equipment in all cars.  See New MADD Goal: All Cars Equipped with Breathalyzers.  Not coincidentally, auto manufacturers who will profit are the biggest contributors to MADD’s $52 million average annual income.  See Why is MADD Pushing Ignition Interlock Devices?  Since my postings, some of the media has been less than enthusiastic about placing a single-issue MADD zealot in charge of overseeing vehicle and traffic safety regulation...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).