Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)‚ formerly Mothers Against Drunk Drivers‚ is a Texas-based nonprofit organization that fights drunk driving‚ underage drinking and assists the victims of drunk driving and their families. History The organization was founded in 1980 by Candace Lightner‚ whose 13 year old daughter was killed by a hit and run drunk driver in California. The driver was a repeat offender‚ and the sentence handed down outraged Lightner. She formed
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eye. If I were to go to a party and drink‚ the responsible thing to do would be to call a cab or a trusted friend. However‚ if I made the poor decision to drive regardless‚ the impacts of such a decision could affect me for the rest of my life. Drunk driving is a criminal offense that can carry stiff fines and jail time. Since I am currently under twenty one the charge I would face would be different than if I was twenty one or older. The penalties include license suspension for
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Drunk Driving Imagine driving home from dinner with your family. You’r having a conversation with your parents and everything seems fine until a truck swerves into oncoming traffic all you see are headlights coming toward your car‚ before you realize it the truck smashes into the car you and your family are in. Drunk driving is the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Drunk Driving is a serious problem in our society today. Consuming alcohol prior to driving greatly
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Drunk Driving Hearing the siren of an Ambulance is scary; it notifies that a drunk driver has just crashed. Drunk driving‚ everybody likes to hang out with their friends and have a good time. Drinking is definitely one way to have a good time. However drinking and driving is illegal. Alcohol can reduce a person’s depth perception; it is very essential when driving because with out it we clearly understand why drinking and driving result on awful circumstances. 17% of accidents are caused by teens
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Drunk Driving Despite many efforts to reduce drunk driving‚ it continues to be a problem in the United States. About 10‚000 people die in the United States each year due to drunk driving. In the article Drunk Driving: Why Is MADD Among Critics of Lower Alcohol Limit?‚ NTSB chair Deborah Hersman said in a statement "Most Americans think that we’ve solved the problem of impaired driving‚ but in fact‚ it’s still a national epidemic‚" The drinking age has been raised to 21‚ and the legal limit was
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Tiarra Harris Teen Driving Issue Project Drunk Driving Why is this a problem‚ especially for teen drivers? Drunk driving is hazardous to teen drivers‚ passengers and innocent people on the road. Drinking alcohol and trying to drive isn’t a good mixture you can injure someone else badly and be sent to jail‚ pass out on the wheel‚ not see correctly due to being dizzy because your wasted and you also kill yourself. 211 children students were killed in drunk driving crashes in 2010. Of those
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injuries” caused by drunk or impaired driving. The danger of drunk or impaired driving has long been in the public’s eye‚ but with the advent of modern mobile technology such as cell phones‚ it is now becoming more apparent that drunk driving is not the only killer to roam the nation’s roads and highways. While drunk and distracted driving share a strong similarity in their deadliness; they also share more similarities as well as some differences such as prevalence‚ effect on driving ability‚ and the
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Common Topic Drunk driving should not be ignored it is dangerous and evil. Drunk driving can cause others harm. Everyone should obey the traffic laws that keep us safe. A man decided to go to the bar after having a bad day. While complaining in his head about his day he got drunk. When he was done drinking he headed out of the bar to go get in his car and go home to his family. He was about to open the door when he thought to himself I should probably get a cab because I’m drunk. He called a cab
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essay for ticket On may third two thousand and ten‚ at nine o’clock in the morning i received a ticket for driving while in use of a motor vehicle. At the time of the suspected incident‚ i had just pulled up to a red stop light and was running a little late because of the traffic. So i decided to call my sergeant which is in charge of me to let him know what was going on‚ i picked up my cell phone after i had come to a complete stop and then called him‚ at this time the light is still
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identify 2 consequences of drinking and drunk driving‚ and also 2 safe ways you can avoid those consequences. Central Idea: Drunk driving is against the law and it causes harm to many people‚ but with the right precautions‚ many lives can be saved. Introduction Imagine receiving a call from a police officer telling you that there’s been a terrible accident due to a drunk driver‚ and they need you to come in and identify a body. We all know that drunk driving is a serious thing that has killed many
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