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MADD
Coverage of MADD in the Nexus archive.
- 6 new Colorado traffic safety laws take effect, honoring families who fought for change
Six significant traffic safety laws took effect across Colorado, including Magnus's Law, which requires an officer to offer a voluntary breathalyzer test when fault is suspected in a crash that kills or seriously injures someone. Other new mandates include making stopping or parking in marked bike lanes illegal statewide and standardizing school zones at minimum lengths.
- MADD says N.L. impaired driving cases being dropped after trial delays 'not surprising'
MADD acknowledges that impaired driving cases in Newfoundland and Labrador are being dropped due to trial delays linked to the 2016 Supreme Court of Canada decision R v. Jordan. CBC News identified four such cases over 18 months that ended under this ruling.