MADD says 'tie one on for safety'.

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Seventy-five percent of respondents in a Mothers Against Drunk Driving-Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company online survey say they have been a designated driver in the past year, showing significant growth from 1989, when 35% of survey participants reported being a designated driver. This latest survey also reveals that 71% of respondents have used a designated driver in the past 12 months, an increase of nearly 10% from 2013.

"People who serve as--and select--a nondrinking designated driver are saving lives and making our streets safer. With the many options at our fingertips today, such as rideshare services, there is no reason for anyone to drink and drive," declares MADD National Pres. Colleen Church, whose son Dustin was killed by an underage drunk and drugged driver.

The survey also asked respondents about their attitudes towards using rideshare services as a designated driver. Just a few years after these services launched, 23% of respondents already associate the term "designated driver" with ridesharing. The...