Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a very visible group whose main focus is

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a very visible group whose main focus is to educate the public about the harm caused by drunk drivers.  A study was recently done that emphasized the problem we all face with drinking and driving.  Five hundred accidents that occurred on a Saturday night were analyzed.  Two items noted were the number of vehicles involved and whether alcohol played a role in the accident.  The numbers are shown below:

                              Number of Vehicles Involved
Did alcohol play a role?   1   2   3   Totals
Yes   60   110   30   200
No   40   215   45   300
Totals   100   325   75   500

51.      {Drunk Driver Narrative} What proportion of accidents involved more than one vehicle?

      ANSWER:
      400/500 or .80

52.      {Drunk Driver Narrative} What proportion of accidents involved alcohol and single vehicle?
      
      ANSWER:
      60/500 or .12

53.      {Drunk Driver Narrative} What proportion of accidents involved alcohol or a single vehicle?

      ANSWER:
      240/500 or .48

54.      {Drunk Driver Narrative} Given alcohol was involved, what proportion of accidents involved a single vehicle?

      ANSWER:
      60/200 or .30

55.      {Drunk Driver Narrative}  Given that multiple vehicles were involved, what proportion of accidents involved alcohol?

      ANSWER:
      140/400 or .35

56.      {Drunk Driver Narrative}  Given that 3 vehicles were involved, what proportion of accidents involved alcohol?

      ANSWER:
      30/75 or .40

57.      {Drunk Driver Narrative}  Given that alcohol was not involved, what proportion of the accidents were single vehicle?

      ANSWER:
      40/300 or .133

58.      {Drunk Driver Narrative}   Given that alcohol was not involved, what proportion of the accidents were multiple vehicle?

      ANSWER:
      260/300 or .867
      
 

I think MADD is quite a nice initiative and more mothers should join and educate their children what havoc a DUI charge can have in their life. My friend works with a DUI attorney Los Angeles and often tell me how DUI destroy people’s life.