Also enclosed were tips about how to talk with their student about alcohol. Parents were asked to talk with their students about alcohol use and abuse after receiving the letter and if they should be notified of a violation by their student. Changing the campus environment to be one free of alcohol abuse, illegal drug use and their effects requires collaboration and commitment from many individuals and constituencies. The partnership with parents is just one effort being made by the University to address alcohol abuse by students so prevalent on college campuses today. Don t make the deadly mistake of using safety belts only on freeways or for long trips.
Many car crashes happen close to home.
But even that isn t enough. Everyone should work toward improving the safety belt use rate of everyone on the road. Despite all the educational efforts, society is still paying the cost for the tens of thousands of injuries to unbuckled victims. Another proven way to increase safety belt use is to support and encourage combined public information and enforcement programs at the local level. A driver's license is considered a symbol of independence and of being an adult.