Most people are responsible when they drink. But despite Kahn's experience, alcohol contributed to 523 San Francisco automobile accidents in 1992, which is 41 percent of the total traffic accidents in the city, according the California Highway Patrol statistics. James Mosher has been conducting research and organizing studies in California bars for several years. We found that half of drunken drivers will report that they left a bar, restaurant or establishment licensed to sell alcohol. All those studies added together show that this is an important area for prevention.
Responsible serving is an opportunity to reduce drunken driving on the highway.
As a result of Mosher's studies, health officials have begun to look at the role of bars seriously in terms of preventing intoxication and drunken driving and health problems. People will drink, so let's create an environment where drinking will be done in a responsible manner. The man in the black hat tosses one last gulp of beer down his throat and leaves the remains of his cigarette burning in an ashtray. He's had enough and turns toward the door. Kahn finishes wiping one last shot glass, and gives the bar a quick once-over with a cleaning rag.