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 January 2004 Marion/Alachua County MADD Newsletter

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A recently released study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 2,335 children died in car crashes involving drinking drivers between 1997 and 2002.  Of those children killed, more than two-thirds were riding in the car with a drinking driver.

Some parents are putting their children's well-being at risk by driving after drinking with the children in the car and this must stop.

In response to these tragic figures, MADD has released its Child Endangerment Report: Every Child Deserves a Designated Driver, outlining weaknesses in state laws and calling for increased penalties and more training and awareness about the problem. 

What every child should know if they have no choice but to ride with a driver who has been drinking:

1. Sit in the back seat
2. Buckle-up tight and use your booster seat, if needed
3. Put all of your belongings on the floor
4. Don't bother the driver - be quiet
5. Tell a trusted grown-up immediately about any unsafe ride

HOW ELSE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

1. Please contact your representatives about getting stronger child endangerment laws and ask your friends to do the same.  It only takes a minute, and it could help save lives.

2. View MADD's child endangerment public service announcement and share this message it with your friends and family.

To view MADD's full Child Endangerment report, click here. (PDF)