Ray Jf 987 PEO From page 40 destrians or cyclists. The highest proportion of drink- ing drivers (24 per cent) is in the 21 to 25-year-old age group. The se- cond highest proportion (18 per cent) is the 16 to 20-year-olds. In 1986, the average age of a driver killed was about 27. The average age for passenger fatalities was 22. Although the numbers change from issue to issue, Section 11 has been telling us basically th: same story for years. This information, along with other details gathered by CounterAttack researchers, allows 1986 ALCOHOL-RELATED ACCIDENTS BY DRIVER AGE SEASONS GREETINGS Drive Carefully, Don’t Drink DAVIS INSURANCE a closer look at the kind of people and situations involved in drinking and driving. In general males are twice as likely to be drinking drivers as fe- males. Most impaired drivers have younger passengers with them. The younger the drinking driver, the more likely he is to be carrying a greater number of passengers. _ The drinking driver and his pas- sengers do not usually wear safety _ belts and, as such, the most com- mon injury they suffer is to the face and head. _ The driver is more. likely to be speeding at the time of the acci- dent. : ‘Of those impaired drivers ap- prehended by the police, one in four have had previous drinking/ driving charges. Of those con- victed, 80 per cent have had other traffic convictions. ’ After ‘reading this far, perhaps the story told in Section 11 re- minds you of someone you know. Perhaps it reminds you of ' yourself. Hopefully it brings into “4 ALTHOUGH COUNTERATTACK has worked to reduce drinking driv- ing accidents by 50 per cent since the program started in 1977, alcohol is still the leading cause of highway fatalities among B.C.'s young people. In 1986, 43 per cent of the drivers involved in the alcohol-related acci- dents were between the ages of 16 and 30. Attorney General mark the 10th anniversary of B.C.’s CounterAt- tack program this holiday season, B.C. can celebrate the great suc- cess achieved in the last decade. Over 8,000 people have been spared injury or death through the work of the police and their road checks plus the efforts of com- munity groups across the province. Since CounterAttack began 10 years ago, the proportion of alcohol-related accidents (com- .— pared with the total number of crashes) has decreased. by 50 per cent. needed. A simple decision not to drive after drinking is an important first step. Beyond that, refusals to ride with a drinking driver and deter- mination to help a friend make it home safely can be a major con- tribution toward keeping oneself and others out of Section 11 this year and in years to come. AGENCIES LTD. 142 W. 15 Si, North Van. 980-3655 focus the challenge facing everyone Still, if the statistics are to im- concerned about drinking and prove, which means reducing fur- driving. . ther the number of people killed or . As ICBC and the Ministry of injured, personal involvement is. YOUNG DRIVERS OF BRITAIN 4 The British School of Motoring, the world’s § largest driving school, chose the Young | Drivers program to introduce defensive driv- ‘ing to Britain. The BSM joined YD because our accident- B free driving program is different from any other # course. Others don't have our classroom video- tapes, our emergency manoeuvres, or our Instructor training. When traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among those under 34 years of age, shouldn’t you choose the best driver train- ing available? 7 1977-1987 A DECADE DOWN A SAFER ROAD TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF DRINKING DRIVING POLICE ROADCHECKS A TIRE TO DO YOUR PART POLICE ROADCHECKS WILL BE UP. . COMMUNITY TRAFFIC SAFETY GROUPS WILL PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP: A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE COUNTERATTACK CRACKDOWN ON DRINKING DRIVERS BEGAN 10 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, AN ESTIMATED &,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SPARED INJURY OR DEATH IN DRINKING DRIVING ACCIDENTS. THAT'S 8,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH US. °F YOU DRINK, DON'T DRIVE e NEVER RIDE WITH A a DRINKING DRIVER : ¢ DON'T LET A FRIEND DRINK ATIME TO REMEMBER - AND DRIVE IN 1985, 210 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND © 1F YOU SEE SOMEONE YOU 5,790 INJURED IN DRINKING DRIVING SUSPECT IS A DRINKING ACCIDENTS. THE DRINKING DRIVER IS STILL ORIVER CALL THE POLICE THE NUMBER ONE KILLER ON B.C. ROADS. - : CHRISTMAS GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE VAN EAST KITSILANO | | KERRISDALE 872-1266 734-1266 263-1655 NORTH VAN WEST VAN RICHMOND 986-1084 986-1084 273-9743 Province of OUNTERATTA: — Young Drivers of Canada Ministyo ROADCHECKS CCRC Attorney General ON ROW . Training centres coast to coast