• AAIM's leadership has held important appointed advisory positions on various governmental task forces and commissions. AAIM was the organiztion Jim Edgar chose to represent the grassroots movement against drunk driving on his important, successful DUI Task Force in 1983, 1984 and 1985. AAIM has also represented Illinois citizens on the Governor's Drug Forum, The DuPage County Drug Task Force, Secretary of State George Ryan's Transition Team, the Secretay of State's Advisory Council, the Kane County DUI Task Force, the Lake County DUI Task Force, IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation) DUI Advisory Council.
• AAIM has initiated and/or supported virtually every significant improvement to the drunk driving laws in Illinois in the past 20 years. Our volunteers and staff have testified numerous times before both the State House and Senate.
• In November 1992, we scored a legislative victory when voters overwhelmingly ratified the Victim Rights Amendment to our State Constitution. The margin of victory was historically large, and we are proud that it was AAIM that first introduced the amendment and initiated formation of the coalition of citizens groups, public officials and government agencies that pushed the amendment through. Now, for the first time, victims of violent crimes have rights in criminal court proceedings.
• Since AAIM started its DRUNKBUSTERS Program in 1990, over 2000 people have claimed their $100 reward for successfully reporting dangerous drunk and drugged drivers to the police. With an average of one death for every 50 drunk driving arrests, we estimate that 40 lives were saved and another 800-1000 people were spared disabling injuries.
• AAIM is the only group in the nation that raises funds for victims who are financially devastated due to an uninsured or underinsured drunk driver. AAIM's annual benefit has raised over $400,000 for direct assistance to victims and their families.
• The AAIMmobile is an autocycle that resembles a small jet plane and is used in parades, community events, and at schools. The purpose of this eye-catching vehicles is to promote public awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving. - This program was discontinued in 2004 due to lack of funding.
• Longer than any other group in Illinois, AAIM has been going to court with victims of drunk driving - holding their hands and upholding their right to justice from the criminal court system.
• Our work with victims has been very rewarding, and has allowed AAIM to play a key role in developing and conducting Victim Impact Panels around Illinois. DUI offenders have the opportunity to listen to DUI victims to learn about the human side of the grim, cold DUI statistics. It has been proven that many offenders are moved to never repeat the crime after participating in this valuable program.
• Prevention is key solving the drunk driving problem and it begins in school. AAIM presents programs to schools for pre-prom, pre-Homecoming, and at safety fairs.
• Our annual DUI survey of police agencies throughout Illinois is widely recognized in the media. This reflects AAIM's efforts to make DUI enforcement a high priority on the traffic safety agenda of chiefs of police, county sheriffs and local government officials throughout the state of Illinois. By publicly recognizing the proven commitment and achievement of the top departments and individual officers in the fight against impaired driving, AAIM rewards those currently doing a good job and inspires others to increase their efforts as well.

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