"Once you've consumed your first drink, you've lost that ability to make a sound judgment."
-Penny Wagner, Chapter President - MADD
"Lowering the legal [arrest] standard will be a deterrent for light drinkers as well as heavy drinkers. There is no safe blood alcohol level, and for that reason, responsible drinking and driving means no drinking and driving."
-Catherine Prescott, former President - MADD
"While a lot of attention is paid to the serious problems of repeat offenders, we don't want to overlook the casual drinker. If you chose to drink, you should never drive. We will not tolerate drinking and driving-period."
-Karolyn Nunnallee, former President - MADD
"If .08% is good, .05% is better. That's where we're headed, it doesn't mean that we should get there all at once. But ultimately it should be .02%."
-Steve Simon, Chairman, Minnesota State DUI Task Force
"I think 40 years from now, our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren are going to say, 'You mean we used to let people have a beer or two and go drive a car?'"
-Former Illinois State Senator Robert Molaro
"We may wind up in this country going to zero tolerance, period."
- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
