Age-Twenty-One Drinking Laws Protect Youth Table of Contents: Further Readings | View Multimedia File(s) "Since '21' became the law of our land, an estimated 20,000 lives have been saved." In the following viewpoint, Wendy J. Hamilton insists that the U.S. age-twenty-one drinking law has saved thousands of lives. According to Hamilton, almost every state has seen a decrease in teenage driving fatalities since the law went into effect. In addition, she says, many drownings, burns, assaults, and other serious injuries have been prevented. She believes that the country should devote more resources to strengthening enforcement of this lifesaving law.
Running head: HISTORY OF MADD History of MADD Sandra Rubio BSHS/355 History of MADD MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded by Candy Lightner in 1980, after her daughter was in a tragic accident caused by a drunk driver in which the girl lost her life. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers( MADD) is the largest non profitable organization that works to protect families from underage drinking and drunk driving in the nation. One goal of this organization was to reduce fatalities due to drunk driving by educating the nation of the devastation that drunk driving can cause. This organization also assists the victims of drunk driving accidents at no charge to them, and that is exactly what the mission and goal of the program is; "To aid
MADD was created like most organizations because there was someone or a small group of people that saw a need in the community. In the case of the organization MADD, a woman by the name of Candy Lightner after her daughter’s life was tragically taken in May of 1980 by a repeat drunk driver founded "Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)"(www.madd.org). The organization’s purpose and goal was to bring a change to the awareness and attitudes the public carriers in regard to drunk driving. Also, they sought a change in the way the judicial system dealt with those convicted.
“Traffic deaths from drunken driving have fallen steadily, with those involving teenagers 16 to 19 declining by 39.1 percent from 1982 to 1990, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)”. (Clark, 1992). Even though drinking and driving is a crime thousands of teens continue to get behind the wheel and kill thousands of innocent people in alcohol related crashes every year. There are drunken accidents because teens don’t take drinking and driving seriously. Teens just want to feel the pleasure and they want to feel good but don’t think about the other people or even there selves that they can kill on the road.
Push for P-plates until 25 Forcing young drivers to remain on probationary licenses until the age of 25 would cut Victoria's road toll, says the state's top traffic police officer. Under the move, young adults would have to drive with a zero blood alcohol level for an extra three years, or for the first seven years of solo driving. Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill, who wants the community to consider making the change, said 40 per cent of people aged 20 to 25 who were killed or injured on Victorian roads every year were victims of drink-driving. Mr. Hill said medical research showed that the brain did not develop fully until the mid-to-late 20s, particularly the part that controlled decision-making. ''What I'm advocating is a community
Martha Stewart was released from Alderson in the early morning hours of March 4, 2005 and arrived back at her multimillion-dollar, 153-acre, New York estate to begin serving the five-month home detention portion of her sentence. On September 12, 2005, Martha’s daytime talk show, ”Martha,” debuted, and the Martha Stewart version of “The Apprentice,” premiered but was cut short due to the poor ratings. Since then, Martha’s life went back to normal, appearing on talk shows, writing books, magazines, and traveling the
We cannot legally purchase a handgun, gamble in a casino, or adopt a child until the age of twenty one. These are a high level of responsibility and our leaders and patrons feel they are at equal levels. Our Minimum Legal Drinking Age has reduced traffic accidents and fatalities. 100 of 102 analyses inquired in a 202 meta-study found that a higher legal drinking age associates with lower rates of automobile accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated a 13% decrease in car fatalities in 1975-2008 saving approximately 27,052 lives since then.
Social Policy Decisions Paper Tarsha L. Green BSHS/355 March 23, 2014 Professor: Deborah Johnson Social Policy Decisions Paper MADD stands for Mothers Against Drunk Driving – it is nonprofit organization that was started May 7, 1980 founded by Candance “Candy” Lightner , and was later joined by a group of mothers that were angry over individuals that drove drunk. Candy started the organization because her daughter was killed by a drunk driver (MADD, 2014). The drunk driver who was responsible for her daughter’s death was in jail two days prior to the incident due to repeated offenses. Candy found out that the person responsible for her daughter’s death may not be punished for the crime, and her daughter will be a victim of an injustice.
Name: Brandon Adrien Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Drunk Driving |Section Heading |Information | |Why is this a problem, |This is truly a great problem because according to the DMV, being intoxicated while driving is a common cause | |especially for teen |of very serious crashes, especially those that are fatal, involving teenage drivers. | |drivers? | | |Statistics from |More than 10,000 people die by drunk driving and hundreds of thousands have been injured. | |research regarding teen|Every year, about 708,000 people get injured in crashes related to alcohol. | |crash rates.
Through the years we have already accomplished a great deal. Lets make that continue! According to drink safely alcohol- related traffic fatalities have dropped from 60% of all traffic deaths in 1982 down to 31% in 2012. We’re clearly winning the battle against alcohol-related traffic deaths but we can and must do even better and we must do our