ABL Urges Senate to Avoid One-Size-Fits-All Solutions to Drunk Driving

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2003 -- As the Senate reviews reauthorization of The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (TEA-21), lobbying efforts are at work to pursue further sanctions, rather than incentives, to force states, governors, legislators and highway safety officials to accept Washington's one-size-fits-all solution to drunk driving.

Anti-alcohol organizations continue to broaden definitions of "drunk driving" while ignoring other known "impairments" to highway safety. Calls for more invasive roadblocks seek to target, harass and threaten the privacy of responsible, law-abiding citizens and are ineffective in combating the true drunk driving problem -- the hardcore, repeat drunk driving offender.

Richard Berman, Washington Counsel for the American Beverage Licensees, will provide testimony before the Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce and Infrastructure.

   WHAT:   Richard Berman, Washington Counsel for The American Beverage
           Licensees testifies on highway safety proposals and
           reauthorization of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
           (NHTSA)

           Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Subcommittee on
           Competition, Foreign Commerce and Infrastructure

   WHEN:   Thursday, May 22, 2003 at 2:30 PM

   WHERE:  SR-253

The American Beverage Licensees is a nationwide association of taverns, restaurants and package stores.