European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Celebrate sober wednesday december 17, 19q6 the stars and stripes Rifle 9 army air Force teaming up to reduce Holiday accidents by Brenda Hosier staff writer the drunk Driver in usually on Europe s roads Fth Mobe late evening through the Early new Nina hours on weekends and holidays a Usa eur alcohol and int abuse education manager said. We re hoping the celebrate sober Campaign Winlet this Point and Toben across to the Public about the dangers of drink and driving and the responsible tue of alcohol Edh Erpel said. Army and air Force Are teaming up for the third Holiday season to help so via Robers civilian employees and their Fanuaea in Europe celebrate sober the Campaign rum through Jan. 4. They will be joined this year by the Canadian forces Europe and the Provost and the Crity services from Britain s Raf Germany at Rhei Dahlem Germany. This year we Are hoping to continue reducing the number Ofa cobol related Accident As Well As All areas of traffic accidents and fatalities Herod said. We Usa eur set a goal of percent reduction last year s celebrate sober emphasis and the 1986summer sense program saw a decline in alcohol re lated traffic incidents in Safe and Usa eur. Safe reported a 35 percent define in Del Duls during its celebrate sober Campaign and a 20 percent decline during the july through september summer sense Campaign. Total non vehicular alcohol related incidents inches Domestic disturbances assault and drunk and Dis orderly apprehension decreased by 4 percent from the previous year. Previous seasonal drunk driving awareness campaigns which were conducted separately by Safe and Usa eur proved successful in their own right said capt Michael a. Grable chief of Musaffi drug and alcohol programs and policy division. But the joint campaigns Nave tended to produce greater Suc Cess rates. Usa eur s 1986 summer sense Campaign Statis tics showed a 22 percent decrease in Drunken driving 36 percent decrease in alcohol related fatal traffic Acci dents 34 percent decline in alcohol related traffic Acci dents that resulted in injury and a 19 percent decrease in total alcohol related traffic accidents compared to 1985 statistics Herpel and Grable attribute the declines in All Alco hol rented incidents to the increased Public awareness and attention the campaigns emphasize. I Abo think the Public Overall has a sensitivity to the Issue Herd said. Ask m the Sites a Well u Over Here people Are becoming let tolerant of those who drink and drive and cause  an increase in Law enforcement efforts has Abo helped keep the numbers Down he said. Another thing vie want to emphasize is what we people who Don t drink and drive can do to be Mote Alert in identifying drunk driven herpes said. Driven should be on the Lookout for obvious actions such Niacar to neveling into on comma traffic or twerp Ingah Over the Roache said. Some sunk hints include driven that hug the Center line a ear that makes a wide Tun and tries to Cut Back into traffic can travelling at a slower than Normal Speed such As below 10 Mph erratic braking and signalling thai is Inconis enl with the driving  said that if someone ice neb. Actions he should keep a Safe distance from that car and if it is a american plated car write Down the License number and report it to the local military police As soon a possible. Career Bottom line Don t drink and drive by Brenda Hosier stuff writer while volunteers in Hanau Are offering rides to peo ple who Are too drunk to drive officials in Stuttgart got people Demk to prove they can t drive after Dunk the Hanau Silver chapter of the warrant officers association has a program it Calls Sac save a Ca reer. Volunteer warrant officers working in shifts Are vis iting military and local clubs around the Community. With manager permission they ask if people who have been drinking alcohol need a Ndoc Home. Meanwhile As part of the celebrate sober Campaign in Stuttgart some soldiers were taught first hand about the dangers of driving drunk. Selected soldiers drank Beer throughout seminars held at the Echter Dingen army Airfield and the bomb Lingen maintenance facility submitted to breath test periodically to measure alcohol intake and they drove trucks through an obstacle course of rubber Orange Cones alter each Beer. Driver errors were recorded by James s. Laflamme spokesman for the Community alcohol and drug abuse prevention and control program. The Drivers began to lose coordination As they drank More and More Beer he said some of them doubled the Speed with which they mane Vered the course. But they also knocked Cones Over " Laflamme told the so people at the ehlerding in session. If you play the Odds Long enough you re going to  the biggest change in alcohol Content came Between the Whir stand fourth Beer when the breath alcohol Content More than doubled he said. Staff set John a pea Rose the Community s Crarae prevention no told the Echter Dingen group that military and German police Don t have the personnel to Monitor All the 32,000 . Soldiers civilian worker and family members who live and work in the Stuttgart area so americans should learn to assume greater responsibility for their own actions. We have people who get paid a lot of Money to keep track of where you go and what you do Penrose said. " but there Are 49 caverns in Stuttgart we can t have an my at every one of  while not everyone who drinks will get in � car and drive we Hope  celebrate sober will reach those who will and give them an alternative to driving said de Herpel Usa eur s alcohol and drug abuse education manager. Military communities in Europe Are offering the traditional alternative to driving drunk such As the designated Driver concept for parties and festivities at military clubs and the my s Bine Light taxi service. Some communities have special programs. Pinna sen Mph and German police Are conducting random spot checks at the Gates during the Campaign. The Community also is handing out dial a fiend cards with 20 pfennings taped to them so a person can Cau Friend if be it too drunk to drive. Squadrons at we Bruecken a Are giving out to kens that will pay for a taxi ride Home. The airmen will pay Back the fare later. Free breathalyzer equipment is available for part hosts who want to test their guests before they leave the Holiday party. Karlsruhe s military officials Are requiring civilian american employees to attend an hour Long lecture Friday about party safety tips and the effects of Alco hol said William w. Stewart Community education coordinator for the alcohol drug prevention and control program. The Community s local National employees must attend a similar session in German on the same Day. Soft my rial Cozby. Com dec by. Torf dram we Jofh own language is different but message is the same by Joseph  boreas i Lahr Germany felons dans la Sohr Iete the television and radio spot advise French speaking Canadian forces personnel the message is identical to what their English speaking counterparts Are a Canadian Force Europe Are Parricio beats inca. The cafe Effort includes the Broad cast Nuu tics increased Low enforce ment by military police distribution of Campaign flyers at base stores and a series of articles in Der Kanadier thecle weekly newspaper. The forces participation is Only on response to a Rise in the number of Al Cohol related accidents involving Mem Bers of the Canadian military commit nity we be noticed a steady increase in the but four  said Pamela , the cafe regional drug Educa Tion coordinator in 1985 we had 131accident when 1100001 was involved and even one it not  summer the Force also implemented stiffer penalties for Drunken driving offences. Cafe personnel convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol now lose their licenses for a year after the first conviction two Yea after the second and five Yean after the third. The old penalties were three month sin month and two year suspensions  Felt this change was really Good. It s a imn deterrent Bui what could we do on us educational Side Fralick said explaining her interest inthe celeb ii sober Campaign. 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