Defenses
For Drunk Drivers
Your Source for Drunk Driving
( DUI / DWI ) Defense Information
Driving While Intoxicated
Drunk Busters of America
Advocates
for Highway Safety
Advocates for Highway and
Auto Safety
California Office of Traffic
Safety
National
Motorists Association Home Page
Reasonable Drivers Unanimous
site
American Driver and Traffic
Safety Education Association
TEENVUE
Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety
Parents
Against Speeding Teens (P.A.S.T.)
TEENLOG
Safety
Education
American
Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA)
Forest
Park's Drivers Education
The
New Driver Car Control Clinic
Minnie
Rates Driving Schools Colorado's Premier Driving Program
Advocates Against Drunk Driving
Mothers
Against Drunk Driving MADD
This page is
the page to visit if you are an advocate of not drinking and driving.
It is an organization put together by more than just mothers. They
provide statistics in fatalities and crashes involving alcohol. They
have lobbies and show clippings of articles of events that benefit them
or go for their cause.
I
think that this page is useful if you are victimized by a crash dealing
with alcohol. I also think that it is a good organization firm in
its beliefs and will not stop at much to pass stricter legislation.
This group is here to help us all in their eyes. Sorry if you like
to drink and drive, this group is on to you.
Business
Against Drunk Drivers (BADD)
This non-profit
organization is not as large as MADD but it is up and coming. It
is set in its firm belief that the workplace makes an influence on their
employees lives. They put on seminars and have ways for us to make
the workplace safer with brochures or having flyers about alcohol and driving
in with your pay checks.
I
thought that this page was interesting and informative. I suppose
after reading this page I can see how it can influence the workers of a
company to be more aware of their alcohol consumption. But I still
think that it is not full proof and that it is most beneficial in spreading
the news of new legislation. I also think that this will mostly benefit
the less educated in that I mean those that have never had any information
on alcohol available to them prior. This is another group set against
the idea of drinking and driving.
Racers
Against Drunk Driving (RADD)
"Racer's Against Drunk Driving is a Not
For Profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the dangers
and consequences of drunk driving. Through positive example (our associate
racing team), educational programs and public appearances, we seek to engage
males who are 21-35 years old (the most resistant, and difficult to reach
group) to broadcast the message that the risks and consequences of drunk
driving are wholly preventable and the tools for prevention are readily
available. Radd's mission is to heighten the awareness level of the
21-34 year-old age group regarding the hazards, consequences and prevention
of drunk driving, through education and racing."
The
National Commission Against Drunk Driving
"The National Commission Against Drunk
Driving (NCADD) is a non-profit organization of private and public sector
leaders who are dedicated to minimizing the human and economic losses resulting
from motor vehicle crashes by working to make driving impaired a socially
unacceptable act. It is the successor organization to the Presidential
Commission on Drunk Driving appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982
to develop the first report on this national problem. "
Against
Drunk Driving
"Against Drunk Driving is a Canadian,
non-profit, registered charity, founded in 1983. Our membership is made
up of victims of impaired drivers, teens, volunteers and concerned citizens.
Our headquarters is based in Brampton,
Ontario, Canada, and our mandate is Canada wide. OUR MISSION IS:
To Reduce Death and Injury Caused By Impaired Driving Through Educational
Means. "
This
page is very informative and explains how it came about. The mission
of this activism group is very true. Their site provides a lot of
educational items for victims and non-victims alike. It is good for
the concerned citizen. Going through this site I found it not as
an arm twister that states its opinions and pushes it on you, but
more of an appealing way of making you take their side. It seems
that they have a more passive approach that works.
Your
Source for Drunk Driving ( DUI / DWI ) Defense Information
This page
gives you advice on what to do where to go and how not to get caught DWI/DUI.
It is put on by the Law Office of William C. Head. On this page there
are many links that deal with DUI/DWI. One of the links on this page
is a Drinking Drivers
Defense Network. This page gives you a number to call for a lawyer
in your area to represent you. These lawyers are apparently screened
and tested before they are admitted to this defense network.
I
thought that a lot of the information presented here was enlightening.
I learned a bit on the policies of being tried and tested for your BAC.
I highly suggest this page to those being tried for DUI/DWI because they
may find it useful.
Driving
While Intoxicated
This page is
put on by the reasonable drivers
unanimous site. I liked reading and searching through some of
the links on this page because it presents another view. It is against
drunk drivers not intoxicated drivers. They believe that lowering
the BAC is not the solution to get the bad drivers off the road.
Instead it only limits the good drivers. The Reasonable Drivers Unanimous
Site is dedicated to getting the bad drivers off the road, that is until
they become retrained better driver.
I liked this page because they are not as opinionated as some of the others.
This page takes a more liberal approach and I like it. I think that
it addresses legitimate points like that of the BAC. I for one do
not understand much about it but it was very convincing to me that it could
be inaccurate (the BAC). I like how this page criticizes the legislation
about the .08%. After going over this page I think I am more understanding.
Drunk
Busters of America
Drunk Busters
of America is a group that believes in education. Drunk Busters advocates
that young people should not drink alcohol until they are of the legal
drinking age, they strongly believe that young people need to learn that
becoming impaired is the problem.
Advocates
for Highway and Auto Safety
"Advocates for Highway
and Auto Safety is an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups and
insurance companies and agents working
together to make America's roads safer. Advocates
encourages the adoption of federal and
state laws, policies and programs that save lives and reduce
injuries. By joining its resources with
others, Advocates helps build coalitions to increase
participation of a wide array of groups
in public policy initiatives which advance highway and auto
safety."
This page is an eye opener. I think that this group is a little radical
in its beliefs it follows up to the extreme. I did not really care
for the idea of the speeding
issues it had. I personally like to drive over 55 if possible,
this site refutes the congresses idea of allowing states to decide the
speed limit. They want to see the national speed limit to be reduces
back to 55. The policies that they fight for are good if you do not
like having a mind of your own. They mean well but I think it is
a little too excessive.
California
Office of Traffic Safety
"The California Office of Traffic Safety
(OTS) is charged with reducing fatalities, injuries and economic losses
resulting from motor vehicle crashes through the administration of the
California Highway Safety Plan (HSP)."
National
Motorists Association Home Page
Advocating, Representing
and Protecting the Interests of North American Motorists since 1982.
This group fights for safer driving and more freedom on the road for the
motorists. They helped to lobby on raising the 55mph National Speed
limit. They have information on hoe to beat and avoid speeding tickets.
This is like a car club with a lot of information.
Reasonable
Drivers Unanimous site
A site about saving lives, having
the smoothest traffic flow, and getting the bad drivers off the road (until
they improve). A site about promoting traffic safety and creating
laws that will do that. And a site about making American roads the safest
in the world.
American
Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association
The American Driver and Traffic Safety
Education Association (ADTSEA) is the professional
association which represents traffic safety
educators throughout the United States and abroad. As a
national advocate for quality traffic
safety education, ADTSEA creates and publishes policies and
guidelines for the discipline. ADTSEA
conducts conferences, workshops and seminars and provides
consultative services. The organization
also develops educational materials.
TEENVUE
This group is alarmed at the soaring rate
of teenage driving injuries and deaths! Now, through TEENVUE, THE Teenage
Driver Safety Program offered throughout the United States, we can bring
your entire community together to help your teenager drive more safely.
Neighbourhoods working together with TEENVUE will make our roadways safer,
teach our teenagers responsible driving habits, and take a major step toward
reducing soaring teenage driver insurance rates.
Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
is dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths, injuries, and property damage
losses. It is an independent, nonprofit, research and communications organization
wholly supported by automobile insurers. Institute research and communications
products are used world wide by policy makers, auto makers, and consumers.
Parents
Against Speeding Teens (P.A.S.T.)
Our
main focus will always be the education and awareness of young drivers.
We feel they need to be aware of the sometimes tragic consequences of speeding
and reckless driving. With a combination of more awareness and more experience
behind the wheel, teens have the potential to be very responsible driver.
We have several methods of accomplishing these goals: Graduated Licensing,
High School Assemblies, Brochures, and Project Street Watch.
TEENLOG
TEENLOG(tm), the nationwide
service which provides parents of new drivers with a parenting tool that
will allow them to evaluate their teenagers' driving habits. TEENLOG(tm)
service is available through annual membership. Membership entitles
you to registration in the TEENLOG(tm) database,
a bumper sticker with the TEENLOG(tm) hotline number for your vehicle, incident
reports generated within 24 hours of any incident, and the comfort of knowing
you can help your teenager--even when you're not there.
What
is this you may be wondering well it is like one of those stickers you
see on commercial vehicles that ask "How Am I Driving?" and allows you
to call in and report the driver. Well this is the same except it
is used by parents instead of employers.
American
Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA)
The American Driver and Traffic Safety
Education Association (ADTSEA) is the professional association which represents
traffic safety educators throughout the United States and abroad. As a
national advocate for quality traffic safety education, ADTSEA creates
and publishes policies and guidelines for the discipline. ADTSEA conducts
conferences, workshops and seminars and provides consultative services.
The organization also develops educational materials.
Forest
Park's Drivers Education
This page is used for
parents to receive information on the drivers education program that this
school offers. It seems like a really good idea and a great bargain
at that. The school picks up all the students via bus and takes them
to school during the summer and allows them to learn how to drive.
The
New Driver Car Control Clinic
The New Driver Car
Control Clinic is a tested and proven do-at-home exercise program to help
make your new driver a safer driver. This on-your-own clinic consists
of a 56-page workbook and a 45-minute video that makes it easy for you
to guide your teen through the essential elements of car control: How the
car behaves in the emergency zone and why Eye management, Brake management
-- including ABS, Steering management, The panic stop without the panic,
and Accident avoidance maneuvers.
Minnie
Rates Driving Schools Colorado's Premier Driving Program
This is a page devoted
to drivers education in Colorodo, it offers classes and cars for drivers
ed with dual control. My understanding of this would be like a brake
on the passenger side of the car for the instructor as well. This
school has some statistics or statements about those people that take drivers
ed and its benefits.
Overview
I did not realize that
there were so many different activist groups. There were a number
of other groups that I had come across that I did not feel were relevant.
I think that there is an activist group out there for everything.
I could not even believe how many DWI activism pages there were.
I am sure there are still a lot more out there too. A lot of these
groups are the same in its goals and purpose and were started for the same
if not similar reasons. My question to alot of these smaller groups
would be why they do not just join a larger group where the voices there
are heard much louder. An example would be like Mothers Against Drunk
Driving (MADD). It started with a mother losing her child and all
of a sudden 10 more activist groups pop up with the same start and with
the same hope and purpose.
I think the other students
in this generation have done a great job on their reports on Safety Activism.
I HIGHLY recommend Mark
Jenkins page on Safety Activism. It was well written and he has
many worthwhile links. He expands on a lot more of the topics and
shares a lot more of his ideas than I do. Another Page worth checking
out would be Czar Naranjo's. She has an awesome section on Organizations
Against Road Rage and Aggressive Driving. She uses good backgrounds
and expresses her creativity in her presentations. You can tell that
she put in a lot of work into her pages. I also enjoyed looking at
Lianne
Urudomo's page on Safety Activism. I think that she and I had
the same approach although she did do hers first. She uses a pleasant
background and her fonts are fun to read. Another page worth looking
into may be Deborah
Welicky's. She has a fun page to read because of all her related
pictures. Just beware it takes a little time to load because of these
pictures but they are well worth the wait.
Conclusion
Gee I had a lot of
fun doing this page especially the last part where I was able to look at
everyone's pages. I hope no one gets offended that I did not mention
their page because I liked them all. For you future generations out
there I think you could benefit from us by taking the time to look at each
of the pages and compiling all the links and making good summaries of each
of the links because I do not feel as though everyone shares the same link.
I know that when I looked over some of the other pages I saw some familiar
links but there were a host of different ones as well. You could
make a much more beneficial page to just use the pages that we found and
put them all on one page for others to use.