Drunk driving Drunk driving Alcohol advertising is the promotion of alcoholic beverages by the alcohol industry through a variety of media. Along with tobacco advertising, it is one of the most highly-regulated forms of marketing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alcohol advertising"
Blood alcohol content (or blood alcohol concentration), often abbreviated BAC, is the concentration of alcohol in blood, measured, by volume, as a percentage. For example, a BAC rating of 0.20 means 1 part per 500 in an individual's blood is alcohol. In many countries, the BAC is measured and reported as milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood (mg/100ml). ...more on Wikipedia about "Blood alcohol content"
The Bob campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers of driving while intoxicated; drivers with high blood alcohol content are at increased risk of car accidents, highway injuries and vehicular deaths. Alongside the general information that is offered during the campaign, there is an increased police surveillance, especially during the weeks running up to Christmas and New Year's Eve. But most of all, the campaign focuses on a designated driver approach. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob campaign"
A breathalyzer (or breathalyser) is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. "Breathalyzer" is the brand name of one manufacturer of these instruments, but has become a genericized trademark for all such instruments. Intoxilyzer, Alcosensor, Alcoscan, and BAC Datamaster are other common brand names. ...more on Wikipedia about "Breathalyzer"
Candy Lynne Lightner (born May 30, 1946), was the organizer and founding president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). In 1980, Ms. Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter, Cari, was killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver as she walked down a suburban street in California. "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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Candy Lightner"
A designated driver is an individual within a group of people drinking alcoholic beverages at an event/establishment who promises to remain sober to drive the others home afterwards. In order to encourage these arrangements, some proprietors will offer free non-alcoholic drinks to the drivers as a reward. ...more on Wikipedia about "Designated driver"
Driving under the influence, drink-driving, or drunken (often called drunk) driving, is the act of operating a motor vehicle (and sometimes a bicycle or similar human-powered vehicle) after having consumed alcohol ( ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in most jurisdictions. Several anti-drink-driving advertising campaigns have aimed to raise awareness of the legal situation and the dangers of driving while intoxicated. Drink-driving is responsible for a very large number of deaths, injuries, damage and accidents every year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Driving under the influence"
Drunk driving or drinking and driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle after having consumed alcohol ( ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in most jurisdictions within the U.S.. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drunk driving (United States)"
DUID is the acronym that stands for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. It is akin to DUI or DWI for driving under the influence of alcohol or driving while intoxicated. ...more on Wikipedia about "DUID"
John M. McCardell, Jr. is the president emeritus and a professor of history at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. He retired as president in June, 2004, after serving thirteen years as the fifteenth president of the college. An anonymous donor of $50 million in the spring of 2004 asked that Middlebury's science center, Bicentennial Hall, be renamed John M. McCardell, Jr. Bicentennial Hall. ...more on Wikipedia about "John McCardell, Jr."
Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, is a non-profit organization in the United States and other countries. In the 1980s, MADD had tremendous success in changing public attitudes and laws regarding driving under the influence. While MADD still regards itself as a victims' rights organization, critics contend that it has shifted its original goals from preventing drunk driving fatalities to preventing any drinking and driving, and some, including the group's founder, call the current organization neo-prohibitionist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mothers Against Drunk Driving"
Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID) is the oldest national organization in the United States fighting alcohol impaired and drunk driving (DUI and DWI). Established in 1978 by Doris Aiken, the group's mission is to reduce alcohol impaired driving, advocate for victims, promote tough anti-DUI/DWI laws, reduce underage drinking, and serve as a watchdog for effective law enforcement of anti-drunken driving laws. ...more on Wikipedia about "Remove Intoxicated Drivers"
Students Against Destructive Decisions is an after-school program aimed at keeping students from consuming alcoholic beverages prior to driving, and discouraging the use of drugs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Students Against Destructive Decisions"
Untitled (aka "How Could This Happen to Me") is a song, and a music video, by the Montreal, Canada pop punk band Simple Plan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Untitled (How Could This Happen to Me) (Simple Plan song)"
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