Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is an organization that was founded in 1980 due to the tragic death of a thirteen-year-old year girl in California that was killed by a repeat offender drunk driver. The organization quickly grew larger when the girl’s mother had found out how lenient the laws against drunk driving were. MADD is kept alive by its founders and activist who all have strong beliefs towards what the organization stands for. In 2000 the organization had more than two million members
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. MADD also supports drunk and drugged driving victims (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD]‚ 2000). The MADD organization is the result of the tragic death of Cari Lightner and was highly influenced by the suffering of young Laura Lamb which lead to her death as well. Throughout the years‚ Mothers Against Drunk Driving has expanded to every state in the United
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four is intoxicated Half of those killed in alcohol related collisions had not been drinking Mental Affects of Alcohol When Driving After one drink first goes to area in brain that controls judgment and reasoning making them take risks 1st Concentration decreases and inhibitions are reduced causes one to be impulsive 2nd Reduced coordination trouble making trouble driving 3rd Distorted depth perception has trouble knowing how far away things are and how fast they are going 4th When the entire
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Safe roads are everyone’s concern‚ and it’s doubtful that anyone would oppose reasonable measures to enhance traffic safety. Considering the higher number of accidents that involve young drivers‚ the motivation behind restrictive driving laws is understandable. To promote responsibility some states have passed laws intended to keep young drivers off the roads after dark and to ensure that an adult driver accompanies them during daylight hours. However‚ these laws prejudicially target one portion
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different to see all the different things in crimes. According to my own experience‚ the order of the ranking I had is first peer influence‚ drugs and alcohol‚ parental relations‚ education‚ heredity and brain activity‚ discouraging criminal activity‚ easy access‚ and finally hormones. In my own experience‚ the factor that causes the most crime would be Peer Influence. This is the most committed crime I have seen because nowadays in high school most teens seem to only focus on “fitting in”. When
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Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol is one of the most dangerous things that a human can possibly do. When people drink and drive‚ they are not only putting themselves in danger‚ they?re also jeopardizing the lives of other road users and pedestrians. At a young age‚ I use to watch my uncle James drink and drive thinking it was completely normal. Everything was ok until one day he got too drunk and lost control of the car and hit a tree. Today‚ I? am still pondering on what
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D) –Single Interest Group The Mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drink driving‚ support the victims of this violent crime‚ and prevent underage drinking. MADD is funded by the federal government as well as donations and sponsorships. Mothers Against Drunk Driving was established to put a stop to drunk driving and underage drinking. A woman named Candace Lightner had a 13 year old daughter who was killed
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Public Speaking Sample Informative Outline #2 General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my classmates about the affects of drinking and driving. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Imagine you are sleeping; your phone rings and the person in the other end of the line tells you “I am sorry to inform you that your love one has been in a DUI accident.” i. A DUI accident? ii. But they don’t drink or even get in a car with a drunk driver
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Innovative School-Based Program For Preventing Underage Drinking and Impaired Driving Diane Everett September 24‚ 2012 The article yields to the dangerous reality that underage drinking is a problem. The article further notes that it is also met publicity that peaks and shifts throughout decades. Currently all drunk drivers are being targeted on a national scale‚ but teen driving is not being addressed head on as it had been previously. One model and
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The Severity of Drunk Driving Drunk Driving has become a major focal point across America. Anti-drunk driving organizations are forming and laws are stiffening in efforts to put an end to it. Some people‚ however‚ believe that it is not as serious a crime as America is making it out to be. They also believe that harsher punishments are not the solution. Douglas Husak puts forth an argument that stresses why he believes drunk driving is not a serious offense and should not warrant jail time for the
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