begun to recognize the dangers associated with drunk driving (Sutton 463). According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ this year 519‚000 people‚ or one person per minute‚ will be injured in alcohol-related accidents. 10‚839 people will die in drunk-driving crashes this year – that is one death every 50 minutes. The heartbreaking part is‚ every injury and lost life due to driving after drinking can be prevented. Drinking while driving “accidents” are not merely “accidents.” Getting
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S. air force and a mother who worked for a military branch (“Candy Lightner”). Lightner graduated high school in 1964 and continued her
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Dear to whom this may concern‚ I am writing this essay to explain how organizations such as MADD‚ LULAC‚ and NAACP can help U.S. citizens change laws that people feel need to be changed. Also explaining what these groups do. First is MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Well MADD is a lobby group for drinking and driving and they’re a huge organization throughout North America. Their main goal is to prevent people from drinking and driving because it is a killer in Canada and US. MADD has helped
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In the past‚ she had been rear-ended by a drunk driver‚ causing severe damage to Serena. Also‚ Travis was just 4 years old when he got run over right in front of his own home (Griffins). His injuries‚ especially the brain damage‚ still affect him to this day. Busch‚ the driver who hit Cari‚ was a repeated offender of driving under the influence‚ and Candy was informed that he would highly unlikely receive a large punishment (Peters)
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Ronice Washington BSHS/355 6/5/2013 Carol Felcyn MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that seeks to stop drunk driving‚ support those affected by drunk driving‚ prevent underage drinking‚ and overall push for stricter alcohol policy. The Irving‚ Texas–based organization was founded in 1980 in California by Candice Lightner after her 13-year-old daughter Cari was killed by a drunk driver. On May 3‚ 1980 Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter‚ Cari
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Teen Driving Project Topic: Drunk Driving Why is this a problem‚ especially for teens? Drunk driving is a problem especially for teens‚ because of peer pressure and some people feel that it is a funny scenario when they let a drunk driver take control of a vehicle‚ but they don’t realize the danger they are getting into. Many teenagers drink because they think it makes them cooler and not all are aware of the affects of drunk driving. Some teenagers also think they have the ability of being invincible
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enforcement and criminal programs. Not to be discouraged the movement just started to move into specialized groups such as National Coalition Against Sexual Assault‚ and POMC; Parents of Murdered Children. Another one that we hear about a great deal still today is MADD which is Mothers Against Drunk Drivers founded in 1980 by Candy Lightner whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver (Roberson‚Wallace‚2011). Having these programs can be so helpful to so many people that it is important to have the money
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buy cigarettes‚ but you can ’t buy alcohol. One of the main causes of the drinking age being set to 21 was teenagers were getting into car accidents after getting drunk. I am not saying driving under the influence should be legal. What I am saying is there should be more government programs to educate and prevent people from driving intoxicated. More and more people under the age of 21 are experiencing alcohol. "A survey released by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) found
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organizations are also made to help enforce some of the laws. Without organizations like MADD‚ ASPCA‚ and Habitat for Humanity‚ our community would be worse than it is now. The MADD‚ or Mothers Against Drunk Driving‚ is an organization founded by Candace Lynne Lightner in 1980‚ when her daughter was killed in a drunk driving accident. Mrs. Candace was furious when she found out that the person that hit and killed her daughter wouldn’t spend a significant time in jail. When this happened‚ not only did he
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more common today than it has ever been. Between emails‚ text messages‚ phone calls and the massive shift toward relentless communication‚ people everywhere are rushing to get things done faster‚ easier and more effectively. But when it comes to driving‚ it’s never been more important to just slow down. Your safety‚ your life‚ and the lives of others all depend on you to make the right choices behind the wheel. TOP 3 CAUSES OF CAR ACCIDENTS IN AMERICA Car accidents are a serious epidemic in
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