DUI recidivism is a major problem in the war on drunk driving. The original mission of the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was to prevent repeat offenders and chronic alcohol abusers from committing drunk driving offenses as that was the main crux of the DUI problem our nation faces.
DUI punishments can never be harsh enough to prevent recidivism from occurring on our nations highways. By increasing the penalties its been said that we are not preventing DUI recidivism but more so hammering social drinkers on their first DUI offense.
BAC, Traffic Convictions and Recidivism
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a federal organization, technically a part of the executive branch of the government under the Department of Transportation.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration created extensive data files of safety records which are maintained by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis. The most well known of these records is called the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) which is a resource for traffic safety research.
