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Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
MADD attracted the attention of Congress. Drinking ages varied among states. In 1984 a federal law, National Minimum Drinking Age Act introduced a federal penalty for states that didn't raise the drinking age to 21 for the purchase and possession of alcohol.poster yourself
MADD is non-profit organization that seeks to stop drunk driving, support those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and overall push for stricter alcohol policy. Candice Lightner created MADD in 1980 after a drunk driver killed her 13-year-old daughter. The impact of the accident broke almost every bone in her body and fractured her skull, yet the driver left her dead body at the scene. I promised myself on the day of Cari’s death that I would fight to make this needless homicide count for something positive in the years ahead, Candy Lightner later wrote.
In 1988, twenty-seven people died and dozens more were injured in the ensuing fire. A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 in Kentucky caused a head-on collision with a school bus. The Carrollton bus disaster in 1988 was the deadliest bus crash in U.S. history. Following the crash several parents of the victims became actively involved in MADD, and one later became its national president.
Helping victims of drunk driving Maintaining the legal drinking age at 21 years old Education, advocacy and victim assistance illegal blood alcohol content of .08% stronger sanctions for DUI offenders, including mandatory jail sentences, treatment for alcoholism and other alcohol abuse issues, ignition interlock devices, license suspensions
Eight-Point Plan 1.Resuscitate the nation's efforts to prevent impaired driving. 2.Increase driving while intoxicated (DWI)/driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement, especially the use of frequent, highly publicized sobriety checkpoints. 3.Enact primary enforcement seat belt laws in all states. 4.Create tougher, more comprehensive sanctions geared toward higher-risk drivers. 5.Develop a dedicated National Traffic Safety Fund. 6.Reduce underage drinking. 7.Increase beer excise taxes to the same level as those for spirits. 8.Reinvigorate court monitoring programs
