Know More About Mothers Against Drunk DrivingMothers Against Drunk Driving is a non profit organization, in the United States and various other countries. It was formed by Candy Lightner when she lost her 13 years old daughter in a drunk driving accident. This organization started to grow in 1983 when a film on Lightner was aired on television. The major launch was made by the MADD when it came up with the 20 by '2000' plan to lower by 20% the composition of traffic casualties that were alcohol related by 2000. In 1991, MADD came up with the first rating report of the states in which it graded the states according to the success they attained in curbing the menace of drunk driving. The MADD's national board of directors in 1999 voted to transform the organization's mission statement and had restrictions placed on underage drinking, no matter whether drinking was associated with the driving or not. The start of the organization has played a crucial role in getting various laws against drunk driving passed.
This organization took recourse to some sort of lobby process in order to lower the permissible levels of alcohol in blood from the blood alcohol concentration of .1 to .08. This standard was adopted by every state after 2005. The organization advocates the laws for more stringent confiscation of offenders of laws against DUI, also the laws against driving and drinking. Following are the observations of Mothers Against Drunk Driving: * The drinking behavior and favorable attitude of the parents regarding drinking has been associated with adolescents continued drinking. * The individuals below the age of 15 indulged in drinking are 4 times more prone to develop alcohol dependency than those who started it at the age of 21. * 10 to 20 % come under the category of underage drinkers in the United States. * It has been found that young people are more prone to alcohol related accidents as compared to individuals of other ages. * Motor vehicles accidents are the major cause of death for the individuals from the age group 15 to 20. * Alcohol related accident rates, alcohol accident risks and the share of alcohol accident problem is generally higher in youngsters than in people of other age groups. Various milestones have been achieved by the Mothers Against Drunk Driving like receiving the tax exempt status, establishment of the victim assistance institutes and many others. This organization publishes the pictures of the victims and other fatalities. However, this organization does not publish the photos of accident scenes out of respect and sensitivity to victims. To get more information about its structure, objective and principles you can go to their website and browse the content of your need and choice. |