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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was founded in 1980 by Candy Lightner, whose daughter was tragically killed by a drunk driver who was a repeat offender. The goal of MADD was to reduce drunk driving traffic fatalities and the organization has been highly effective in raising public disapproval of drunk driving. Related Article Tags: , , , Police Agencies across the country are using hidden breath sniffers to sneak samples of your breath for DUI arrests. The secret portable breath testers are hidden in flashlights and ticket books. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , , , "A Nation Without Drunk Driving." This is a symposium that will be sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or known as MADD as part of the International DUI (meaning Driving Under the Influence) Technology Symposium that would be held on the 19th and the 20th of this month in Albuquerque, Canada. During this symposium, the latest innovations to help out lessen the number of drunk drivers would be showcased. The list would include alcohol-detecting sensors and anklet devices. Related Article Tags: , , Mandatory alcoholism treatment for people incarcerated for alcohol-related offenses and significant changes in our attitudes toward drinking alcohol, when added to the current anti-drunk driving campaigns and laws, are likely to make a major impact on reducing the number of people in our society who die in alcohol-related traffic accidents. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , , , The event is called After the Crash and it is actually a traveling photo exhibit which would be making its rounds in various cities and states in the US. This exhibit would actually allow people to look and take a peek into the lives of ten families whose lives were forever changed because they were victims of crashes and accidents that involved underage drunk drivers. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , At present, there has been a new kind of technology that has been presented to the public. It is an anti-drunk driving technology and has been foreseen to become a major factor to help out reduce the high number of deaths and injuries caused by the results drunk driving. Related Article Tags: , , , , One of the consequences of the mixed messages about alcohol use and abuse in our society it that it becomes extremely difficult for many individuals, especially our youth, to realistically see the destructive, unhealthy, and sometimes fatal aspects of alcohol abuse. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Although DWI offence and its long-term, adverse effects are well known to all law enforcement and traffic patrol departments all over the world, from the social standpoint, it is not easy to mandate and implement all the safe driving rules. The general public, in spite of general awareness of safe driving rules, very often take unnecessary risks on special occasion or during festivities, completely forgetting that they put others' and their own lives at risks. Related Article Tags: , , ,
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