Insurance Institute
for Highway Safety (IIHS)
IIHS, a non-profit, traffic safety research organization, compiles
research and facts on highway safety, including impaired driving
prevention. The IIHS Web site provides access to its Safety Facts
series, the Status Report newsletter, and other full-text publications.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
MADD’s Web site includes information about MADD’s initiatives to
prevent impaired driving, reduce underage drinking, and provide
assistance to victims of alcohol-related traffic crashes. In addition,
one can find a compilation of facts and statistics on underage drinking
and traffic crashes, daily news summaries, and a comprehensive set
of links to related Web sites.
National Commission Against Drunk Driving
(NCADD)
NCADD is a non-profit organization of public and business leaders
who are dedicated to preventing impaired driving. The Web site provides
information on its initiatives and publications. One of NCADD’s
targeted groups for prevention is underage drinkers. Other resources
include a compilation of State DUI laws, a series of traffic safety
research abstracts, and links to related Web sites.
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D)
Month Program Planner
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/safesobr/17qp/index.html
This online guide provides tips, factsheets, and ads that can be
used for planning activities for 3D Month, a public awareness initiative
on impaired driving.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA)
The NHTSA Web site Alcohol and Drugs section (link to: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/)
compiles NHTSA’s latest impaired driving prevention activities and
publications, including initiatives targeted at underage drinkers.
NHTSA regularly updates its activities in the Impaired Driving Report.
The Web site also features a section on its Safe & Sober campaign
(link to: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/safesobr/).
NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis (link to: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/)
provides access to the Traffic Safety Facts series and Fatality
Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data.
RID-USA
RID-USA Web site includes information about this long-standing organization
devoted to preventing impaired driving and alcohol poisoning fatalities.
SADD: Students Against Destructive Decisions
The SADD Web site provides information on the organization and its
chapters. SADD is currently sponsoring the 2000 X 2000 Campaign
(link to: http://www.saddonline.com/2000/frames.htm) to reduce the
number of alcohol-related deaths of young people ages 15-20 to 2000
by the end of the year 2000.
Young Adults Educating Responsible Drinking (YAERD)
YAERD is an organization established by young adults and dedicated to educating everyone
about the dangers of drinking and driving. This site provides information for parents,
statistics on drinking and driving, and resource information about preventing drinking and
driving.
