Advocacy

AAA recognizes that reductions in impaired driving have been made and that more needs to be done to reduce alcohol-related crashes and deaths. Working together to help solve this crisis is a responsibility we all share. AAA is dedicated to helping promote driver safety through education and advocacy in all that we do.

A few examples of some of the laws that AAA supports, but is not limited to are below:

Administrative Suspension
Law providing for immediate license suspension for offenders who refuse to submit to a test or fail a BAC test for being above the legal limit.
DUI Checkpoints
DUI, or sobriety, checkpoints are enforcement programs that allow police to stop predetermined vehicles to check for sobriety of the drivers.
DUI Courts
Distinct court system designed specifically for changing the behavior of the arrested alcohol-dependent offender.
Ignition Interlock Devices
A device installed in an offender’s vehicle that prevents it from starting if the driver’s BAC is above a set limit.
Open Container Laws
Prohibit the possession of any open alcoholic beverage container and the consumption of any alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle.
Vehicle Based Sanctions
Provide for seizure and sale of the vehicle operated by an offender at the time an alcohol-related offense was committed.