 | 1980 Mothers Against Drunk Drivers was
established in California. A second is established in Maryland. |
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| 1982 A Presidential Task Force on drunk
driving is announced by Ronald Reagan and he invites MADD to serve on it. |
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MADD had grown to a hundred chapters by the end of this year. |
| 1983 MADD's national office relocates to
Hurst, Texas. |
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A movie about MADD and it's founder was released on NBC which brought an
increase of growth in chapters and media attention. |
| 1984 The federal "21" minimum drinking
age bill is enacted. |
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Canada becomes the first country to charter a MADD affiliate outside of the
US. |
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MADD changes it's name to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. |
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During this year MADD grows to more than 350 chapters. |
| 1985 New Zealand and England start to
charter MADD affiliates. |
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| 1986 MADD trains volunteers on how to
help victims of drunk driving. |
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Project Red Ribbon is brought about consisting of the giving of one million
red ribbons in the event that a motorist pledged to drive safe
and sober during the Christmas and New Year holidays. |
| 1987 A national 1-800 hotline was
established for victim support |
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| 1988 The Ombnibus Anti-Drug Abuse Act was
signed. The Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act was also signed requiring
warnings on alcohol containers. |
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Each of the 50 states agrees and passes the law to change the drinking age
to 21. |
| 1991 Congress passed the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act which upholds the anti-DUI
legislation. |
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The Transportation Employee Testing Safety Act passed which required testing
for both alcohol and drug testing for all employees in safety sensitive
jobs. |
| 1992 MADD testifies on Capitol Hill on
the issues of funding for Section 410, grant programs, and sensible
advertising. |
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| 1993 The legal blood alcohol limit is now
.08 from .1. |
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| 1995 Drunk driving fatalities rise for
the first time in ten years. |
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| 1997 MADD hosted the International
Candelight Vigil of Remembrance and Hope held at the National Cathedral in
Washington D.C. |
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The Zero Tolerance legislation is passed in all 50 states. |
| 1999 The MADD National Board of Directors
change the organization's mission statement to include the prevention of
underage drinking. |
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| 2000 MADD celebrates it's 20th
anniversary. |
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| 2002 MADD held a national news conference
on the impact of alcohol advertising on the world's youth. |
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MADD launches it's Spanish website,
www.madd.org/spanish. |
