The MADD/Nationwide Insurance Survey, conducted by Gallup, found that support for police-run checkpoints increased from 83 percent in 2000 and 79 percent in 1993. "It is great to see continued overwhelming public support for one of the most effective ways to reduce drunk driving -- sobriety checkpoints," said Glynn R. Birch, national president of MADD.

Ninety-four percent of survey respondents said drunk driving is a major highway-safety problem, and 60 percent admitted to occasionally drinking and driving. On the other hand, most people said that they had tried at some point to discourage someone from driving while drunk. Three-quarters said they had succeeded in doing so.

MADD officials said they have developed a three-year plan to reduce alcohol-related traffic fatalities by 25 percent.

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Posted by Margo on 31 Mar 08 08:42 PM EDT

I am an advocate for anything that will aide in decreasing the fatalities due to drunk drivers. I am curious as to whether MADD officials succeeded in their 3-year plan, since this was from 2005 and it is now 2008.

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