Every year the National Motorist Association (NMA) presents the above mentioned award to the organization, agency, business or individual that has done the most to harass, tax, intimidate, deceive or otherwise abuse American motorists.

The NMA agrees with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) that chronic drunk drivers are a menace and should not be driving on the nation’s roads and highways. But the association contends that motorists coming home from dinner with friends or returning from a ball game or community festival do not fit a realistic definition of ‘drunk drivers’, just because they may have consumed alcoholic beverages. Yet, this is the population that MADD is targeting with unrealistic BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) standards, incredibly harsh penalties, intrusive enforcement procedures and denial of due process protections.

The NMA says, “MADD campaigns include emotionalized distortions designed to knowingly deceive the public, government officials and the media with claims that drunk drivers are responsible for 40 % - and sometimes it’s 50 % - of all highway fatalities.” Government documents actually define these fatalities as ‘alcohol related’, meaning that some trace of alcohol was found in one or more crash victims but the cause of the crash can NOT necessarily be attributed to the alcohol. “Anyone familiar with traffic crash data knows that persons with low BAC levels, such as .08 percent, are not over represented in traffic accidents. Yet, MADD persists in promoting the contrary deception and pushing legislation to penalize social drinkers,” says Mr. Baxter, NMA President.

The NMA was established in 1982 to represent the interests and rights of North American motorists. It is solely supported through the contributions of individuals, families and small business. Find out more about the NMA by calling 800-882-2785.
Newsletter November 1998