MADD and Uber Reunite to Champion Road Safety and Save Lives
IRVING,
Texas, July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --
Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is proud to announce that
Uber has joined The MADD Network, marking a significant milestone
in the ongoing fight against impaired driving. Through this
partnership, Uber will strengthen MADD's efforts to reduce drunk
driving crashes, providing safe transportation alternatives and
promoting road safety.
"Uber's dedication to safety aligns
seamlessly with MADD's mission, and its substantial investment will
fuel innovative initiatives aimed at preventing tragedies on our
roads." - MADD CEO Stacey D.
Stewart
"Uber's dedication to safety aligns seamlessly with MADD's
mission, and its substantial investment will fuel innovative
initiatives aimed at preventing tragedies on our roads," said MADD
CEO Stacey D. Stewart. "By combining
our resources and expertise, we can make an enormous impact in
preventing impaired driving and saving lives. Together, we are
stronger, and together, we will continue to drive change."
"Uber is honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with MADD in our
unwavering commitment to eliminate impaired driving," said Uber's
Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Communications
and Public Policy, Jill Hazelbaker.
"We're proud to be part of the solution to ending alcohol-related
crashes by making it easy to make the right choice."
MADD has a longstanding history of working with Uber on several
impaired driving prevention initiatives, notably on Decide to Ride
— a campaign that educates individuals on making safe
transportation choices, empowering them to designate a sober driver
or utilize ride-sharing services like Uber when alcohol is
involved. Uber's involvement in the Decide to Ride campaign,
alongside Anheuser-Busch, exemplifies the company's proactive
approach to promoting responsible driving behaviors.
In addition, data shows Uber has helped reduce U.S. traffic
fatalities by about 5% overall, and cut alcohol-related traffic
deaths by over 6%. That equates to 627 fewer deaths in 2019 alone —
about 214 fewer of them from drunk driving.
Since its founding, MADD has helped save nearly 400,000 lives
and served nearly 1 million victims. In recent years, MADD
celebrated the greatest legislative victory in its history — the
passage of the HALT Act which requires advanced impaired driving
prevention technology in all new cars. MADD is dedicated to
creating a future free of impaired driving and continues to pass
lifesaving legislation and advocate for victims and survivors.
MADD and Uber will announce additional details about their
partnership in the near future.
About Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is the nonprofit leader in a
movement to create a world where there are #NoMoreVictims of
impaired driving. By working in collaboration with law enforcement
to end underage drinking and all drunk and drugged driving, MADD
has helped reduce drunk driving deaths by more than 50%, saving
more than 400,000 lives. The organization is a vocal advocate for
tougher sentencing, new laws and new technology, including
implementation of the Halt Act. MADD also has provided supportive
services to nearly one million victims of drunk and drugged driving
at no charge through local victim advocates and its 24-Hour Victim
Help Line 1-877-MADD-HELP. For more information or to make a
donation, visit us at https://madd.org/ and follow MADD on
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
About Uber
Uber's mission is to create opportunity through movement. We
started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to
a ride at the touch of a button? More than 42 billion trips later,
we're building products to get people closer to where they want to
be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities,
Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new
possibilities.
Media Contact
Katie Alvino, Mothers Against
Drunk Driving, 877.275.6233, media@madd.org ,
https://madd.org/
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