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Opinion: MADD As Hell And Can't Take It Anymore
By Kristen Walter
October 7, 2008
It's a good thing that activist groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), coupled with the threat of legal ramifications keep individuals out of their cars after consuming alcohol, right? Wrong.
Every 39 minutes someone is killed by a drunk driver.
The MADD website indicated that in 2007 alone nearly 13,000 people died in car accidents involving a driver with a blood alcohol content (BAC) above the .08 limit. That's more than 30 percent of all traffic related deaths.
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Opinion: MADD As Hell And Can't Take It Anymore It's a good thing that activist groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), coupled with the threat of legal ramifications keep individuals out of their cars after consuming alcohol, right? Wrong. Every 39 minutes someone is killed by a drunk driver. The MADD website indicated that in 2007 alone nearly 13,000 people died in car accidents involving a driver with a blood alcohol content (BAC) above the .08 limit. That's more than 30 percent of all traffic related deaths. PBTV: Campaigning Tailgate
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