MADD

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: MADD
2. Official Site: MADD Canada
3. Wikipedia: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
4. Alcohol Facts: A Crash Course in MADD
5. Think MADD: Parents Can Make a Difference
6. Youth In Action: History of Youth In Action
7. Alcohol Alert: Mothers Against Drunk Driving is MADD

MADD Recent News

• Google News: MADD
• Official Site: MADD News
• Official Site: MADD Canada News
• Dallas Morning News: "Dallas County DWI patrols in gear Labor Day" (August 30,2007)
• USA Today: Recent Celebrity DUI cases (August 25,2007) 
• Philly.com: Couple accused of MADD thefts (April 25,2007) 
• FOX News: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Wants Alcohol-Detection Devices in Some Cars (2006) 
• NPR: Massachusetts Cracks Down on Drunk Driving (2005)

MADD Background and Articles

• Official Site: About MADD
• Funding Universe: Mothers Against Drunk Driving History
• Modern Drunkard Magazine: Fighting MADD
• Bruce Alm: Drunk Driving. Dwi, dui, and and a permit to drink

Laws

• Official Site: Alcohol Related Laws
• National Conference of State Legislatures: Criminal Status of Drunk Driving Laws |
• BAC Standards and Penalties | Child Endangerment Laws
• National Conference of State Legislatures: State Repeat Offender Laws | Open Container Laws
• 1 800 DUI Laws: DUI Laws by State

Statistics

• Official Site: Total Traffic Fatalities vs. Alcohol Related Traffic Fatalities: 1982-2006
• Alcohol Alert: 2004 Drunk Driving Statistics | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
• Loyola University Health System: Alcohol Crash Facts  

Programs

• Official Site: Designate a Driver | Take the Wheel | Youth In Action | Protecting You Protecting Me | Protect, Serve and Prevent | Sobriety Checkpoints
• Drunk Driving: Statistics and Programs
• Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa: CRASHs Court | Youthful Drunk Driving (YDD) Prevention Program | Drug and DUI Therapeutic Substance Abuse Court
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Programs Across the United States That Aid Motorists...

Victim Resources

• Official Site: How MADD Can Help You Now | Someone You Know Drinks and Drives | A Healing Impact | Dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Tips for Victims |
• Trauma Recovery Tips
• Office for Victims of Crime: Links to Victim Assistance & Compensation Programs

MADD Videos and Media

• YouTube & Google Video Search: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• YouTube: MADD Faith (Time: 9:58)
• YouTube: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Time: 59)
• YouTube: MADD and Nationwide Kick Off of THINK program (Time: 1:45)
• YouTube: Chrysler Serious About DUI (Time: 1:38)
• YouTube: Teens and Prom Drunk Driving (Time: 1:48)
• YouTube: McCardell Debates MADD About Drinking Age (Time: 3:58)
• YouTube: Pickering High wins MADD Regional Video Production Awards (Time: 15:08)
• Metacafe: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Ad (Time:30)

MADD Blogs and Message Boards

• DUI Blog: Lies, Damned Lies and MADD Statistics
• Total DUI: The DUI Blog
• DUI Laws: Woman Benefits from New Nevada DUI Law
• ChasingTheFrog.com: Raising Money for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• Corporate Forum: Mothers Against Drunk Driving News

MADD Timeline

• 1980: Founded by Candy Lightner
• 1981: Established tax-exempt status
• 1982: Howard-Barns bill passes
• 1983: 129 drunk driving laws passed
• 1984: Legal Drinking Age Law signed, establishing 21 as the minimum age for alcohol purchase
• 1985: Lightner leaves MADD
• 1986: Project Red Ribbon initiated
• 1987: 1-800-GET-MADD hotline introduced
• 1988: Omnibus Anti-Drug Abuse Act is signed, MADDvocate magazine introduced
• 1991: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act passed, The Transportation Employee Testing Safety Act passed
• 1995: Federal Zero Tolerance Act passed
• 1996: Expands to encompass underage drinking
• 2000: Driving limit lowered to .08 BAC
• 2004: New victims hotline launched: 1-800-MADD-HELP
• 2005: 25th Anniversary

MADD Criticism

• DAMM: Drivers Against MADD Methods
• ActivistCash.com: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• Blackwell-Synergy: American Beverage Licensees attack Mothers Against Drunk Driving (64.0 KB) 
• American Chronicle: Statistics Indicate MADD's Got it all Backward... (February 13, 2007)
• TheStar.com: MADD rejects 'disgruntled' critics (December 10, 2006)
• Fred Columns: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (October 22, 2005)
• USA Today: MADD enters 25th year with change on its mind September 28, 2005) 

MADD in Popular Culture

• IMDb: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (1983 TV Series) 
• Amazon.com: Social movements and social problems: "Mothers Against Drunk Drivers"
• Amazon.com: The Night the Angels Cried: A Mother's True Story
• Amazon.com: A Sudden Silence

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