European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday december 19,1994 automotive the stars and stripes Page 9 driving while drowsy can be deadly a _ w. B � _. _ _ _. " j. Alexandria a. A most of us believe we can Tell when we readout to nod off. But research says that Confidence is based on myth. An behind the wheel that Confidence can be fatal. " a recent Survey sponsored by the better sleep Council found that one out of five people report they have dozed off at least once while driving and 42 percent said they keep pushing on even when they know they need rest. Many people try to put in to Many Miles in one stretch said Al Lauersdorf traffic safety program manager with the National safety Council. People Don t realize when they Are becoming tired. And this i especially dangerous in situations that read fire a Quick reaction such As sudden Stop or poor weather conditions studies by the american automobile association provide convincing evidence that Drivers can t predict the Onset of sudden nodding off for just seconds can be deadly. According to a report by the National commission on sleep disorders most americans consider the impaired judgment that goes along situations that demand Quick reactions such As a sudden Stop when traffic backs upor poor weather conditions require Drivers to be fully Alert. With sleepiness a Normal part of everyday life. Maybe that s Why so Many drive while they Are exhausted. A third of the Drivers in the better sleep Council Survey reported that they usually stay up late the night before Atrip preparing for departure. The solution to reducing the risk i simple sleep. When you find yourself staring blankly driving at varying speeds Drifting in and out of lanes it s clearly time to Stop said David Willis executive director of the aaa foundation for traffic safety. Here Are tips front the better sleep Council to help you avoid naps behind the1 wheel that turn into eternal lumber if you feel you need caffeinated drinks or Over the counter stimulants to stay awake you re too tired to drive and dangerously close to falling asleep. If sleepiness sets in Stop at a Safe place and take a 15 to 20-minute Nap. Don t Stop on the shoulder of the road".". ./.-,. Y v avoid Long drives at night. The Glare of oncoming lights increases the danger of Highway hypnosis. Adjust the car temperature an environment so that you Are not too comfortable. Keep it Cool turn up the radio and avoid soft sleep inducing music. To not use cruise control. Keep your body involved in the driving. Drive with your head up Shoul Ders Back and legs flexed at about a 45-degree Angle. Take a break every couple of hours and move around to boost your heart rate. It will improve alertness. Don t let your eyes become fixed straight ahead. Scan the area from Side to Side and blink frequently an naturally. Haiti ins head toward Kinder gentler Force Peti Onville Haiti a the last class of re trained soldiers from Haiti s repressive army graduated saturday from a six Day course taught by ., Canad an and French police instructors on How to be Good cops,.-. " that brings to 2,960 the number of people mostly vetted members of Haiti s police and army to have completed the course since mid october. Along with another1,000 former refugees who received similar training at the Naval base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba the Recycle soldiers Are serving As an interim Security Force until a permanent Force is formed next year. During saturday s graduation ceremony at an army training base in suburban Patio Neville Royal Canadian mounted police sgt. Maj. Sandy Mahon said we Are confident that you will not disappoint All those who Are they were chosen from among the 7,500 members of the army and police considered to have relatively clean re cords Haiti s Security forces have been notoriously brutal and corrupt. The army was removed from Power by a u.sled Force in september ushering in the return of elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide in october during the six Day course the trainees were taught arrest procedures proper use of Batons first Aid haitian Law police ethics and How to treat prisoners and Mem Bers of the Public humanely. It s too Short. They have no time the retain anything of what they Learned said instructor Faustin Jean Gilles a gendarme from the French Caribbean Island of Martini que another police instructor sgt. John Domen of the los Angeles county sheriffs department agreed that the course was t enough to turn oppressors into respectable police officers. But it plants the seed and lets them know there s going to be change in the next year he said. The soldiers and the former refugees in the interim Force As Well As any qualified civilians will be eligible to apply for entry in the new police Academy which opens inmate january. The first class of about 350 cadets will Grad uate around april. They will be the nucleus of the new permanent civilian police Force. Gen. Antoine Atou Risie said saturday that Aristide has a final list of who will be allowed to remain in the scaled Down army. He said he did t know whether he was on the list but said i am ready to continue serving my something to celebrate South african president Nelson Mandela dances with other members of the National executive committee at a key gathering of the african National Congress in Bloemfontein on saturday. It was the Ancy first a
