MADD

Sober driving advocates

MADD is the acronym for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 to combat drunk driving and support victims of alcohol-related crashes.

The group has been influential in raising the legal drinking age and toughening DUI laws across the United States: MADD lobbied for stricter penalties.

drunk-driving

alcohol

Intoxicating hydroxyl compound

impairedWeakened in function
intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
DUIImpaired operating charge

DWI · blood alcohol · breathalyzer · sobriety checkpoint · crash · fatality · ignition interlock · zero tolerance · designated driver · BAC

organization

advocacy

Pleading for a cause

nonprofitOrganization serving public good
awarenessState of perceiving reality
campaignOrganized effort toward goal

victim · legislation · lobbying · chapter · volunteer · memorial · activism · prevention · education · policy

prevention

rideshare

Shared vehicle transit

taxiVehicle for hire
UberApp-summoned car service
LyftRide-summoning service

safe ride · prom · graduation · holiday · New Year · Super Bowl · awareness campaign · public service announcement · school program · teen

Categories

advocacy groupsadvocacy group, lobbying groups, lobby group, NAACP, lobby groups
Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, underage drinking, teen drinking
DUIdrunk tank, implied consent, field sobriety test, breathalyzer, BAC test
DUI preventiondesignated driver, ignition interlock, breathalyzer, sobriety checkpoint, DUI checkpoint
liquor lawsDUI, legal age, public intoxication, alcohol ban, open container
sobrietysober, sobriety, abstinence, abstinent, abstainer

Opposites

industry alignment

MADDalcohol industry

Businesses producing intoxicating beverages

cultural framing of alcohol

MADDparty culture

Norms around social festivities

drinking culture · beer commercials · pub culture

Family

maddening, maddened, madder, maddest

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