Your timing is perfect. We have just five years left to meet the national goal of no more than 11,000 alcohol-related traffic deaths by 2005. We need every community group, every law enforcement agency, every health care provider, every business, every elected official, every school, every judge, every prosecutor to be involved in this fight. Designate a driver before you party. Take the keys.
Friends don t let friends drive drunk.
A seat belt is your best defense against a drunk driver. Because nearly two-thirds of all drivers and passengers who die on our nation s highways are not wearing their seat belts. Seat belt use is at 70 percent nationally, but if 85 percent of drivers would buckle up, we d save 4,000 lives every year and prevent 100,000 injuries. So bring the buckle up message into your 3D Prevention Month plans. And use this 3D Prevention Month Activities Guide to plan your local efforts and to bring new partners into your 3D coalition, your December programs, and your other activities throughout the year.