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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People can’t predict what happen when they are driving‚ even though they follow the traffic rules. The advertisement above is a warning about drinking alcohol while driving and the DUI accidents (Driving Under the Influence)‚ which may cause many unpredictable deaths. People who drink a lot always think that they can drive home‚ but they can’t control the risk of accidents that they may cause when they are driving. They are not only killing themselves by causing damage‚ but they are also killing
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drive has to learn in whatever weather is occurring. This means driving in spring‚ summer‚ autumn‚ or winter. The task of learning to drive is stressful all on its’ own‚ but adding changing weather makes it all the more difficult. The most major concern is driving in the winter as compared to driving in the summer. Driving during these two seasons is like night and day for many reasons. Many individuals have the misconception that driving during the summer season has almost no risk associated with it
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A DUI‚ driving under the influence‚ is the act of driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level‚ over the legal state limit. If you get arrested and change for a DUI the state will prosecute you accordingly. Then there are the offense your first offense is a typically resulting in the loss of license for 1 year as well as federally mandated outpatient alcohol abuse program and probation. Those who have had multiple DUI will be fully prosecuted‚ as if the person. The behavior of driving and driving
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Driving is a very demanding activity that requires a serious responsibility‚ attitudes with physical and mental abilities for safety. Alcohol and drugs can interfere with even the most skilled and experiened drivers’ safely. In order to drive safely‚ you must be alert‚ aware of your environment and able to make decisions. Your hands‚ feet and eyes are required to control the vehicle‚ and consumption or use of alcohol or drugs alter the function of your brain‚ which controls all of these. This can
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Loss of Licence Over Drinking and Driving Drinking while driving is very well know around the United States. Drivers license should be lost and suspended for a year if caught drinking while driving. It is a dangerous habit to get into and people should not get away with it. Drinking while driving is dangerous to the public and has very serious effects who drinks. Why Should a problem like this be dealt with? This is very dangerous to those around and people could get seriously hurt from this
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BSHS/355 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization that was created in the United States and is also being implemented in Canada. This organization was created in 1980 by Candice Lighter‚ from Fair Oaks California‚ after her then 13 year old daughter was killed by a drunk driver. This organizations mission is to stop drunk driving as well as provides education about drunk driving‚ supports victims and their families of drunk driving‚ and fighting for strict policies
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CELEBRITIES vs. CITIZENS Drunk driving is a serious crime that holds many offenses. Some of these offenses include license restrictions‚ fines‚ and mandatory attendance of “Alcoholics Anonymous” meetings‚ community service‚ or probation. Some jurisdictions even sentence drunk drivers to serve jail time. The justice system is very unfair when it comes to the sentencing of theses crimes when convicting celebrities compared to the average person. Paris Hilton‚ for example‚ committed her first DUI
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Impaired driving is the when someone operates a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the point that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is against the law in Canada‚ and breaks many laws in the Criminal Code of Canada‚ and can also result suspension of driver’s licenses. Driving while impaired is a very irresponsible act because it is very well know of how dangerous it causing 1‚250 and 1‚500 deaths per year and 64‚000 injuries with lots of documented history on it and
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Driving under the influence‚ fatigue or otherwise known as impaired driving is highly unsafe and can have severe consequences. Impaired driving will affect one in three Canadians in their lifetime. Thousands of lives are lost through impaired driving each year. One irresponsible mistake might change a person’s or family member’s life forever. This paper will be talking about how driving under the influence affects your driving and the repercussions of doing it. While under the influence or fatigued
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