University Daily Kansan, December 3, 1980
Page 7
Drivers' workshop stresses dangers of alcohol
By DIANE SWANSON Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
About 50 percent of all highway accidents in the United States involve drunk drivers, a local alcohol safety program director said last night.
"Every two years more people are killed in highway accidents than were killed in the Vietnam War, and yet no one is holding rallies or getting upset," George Lorey, the Lawrence Alcohol Project outreach director, said.
In a two-hour motor vehicle workshop
at the Satellite Union that dealt primarily with the consequences of drinking and driving. Lorey told the seven students attending that programs such as ASAP were not out to stop their use, but were concerned about their safety.
"We're not out to ruin your good
Rock band featured in concert
Shooting Star, a Kansas City rock band with a jazz flavor, will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Black Frost, a rock group from Manhattan, will open the show.
Tickets can be purchased at the SUA box office in the Kansas Union or at Kief's Discount Records and Stereo Supply. 2100 W. 25th St.
KU students can purchase tickets for
the general public can buy them
for $30.
This concert will be different from previous SUA-sponsored special events
because SUA officials want to provide a variation on the traditional concert atmosphere.
"This concert will offer a more intimate party-type atmosphere," said Duke Divine, SUA Special Events chairman.
This will be more of an end-of-the-
finals, or a last "blowout" before
finally, he says.
An open area for dancing will be
various, as well as popcorn, peanuts
and beer.
In the last two years, Shooting Star has gained considerable national
prominence, Divine said, since it appeared on tour with the rock group Missouri and released its album "Shooting Star."
They are best known for their singles
"Stranger Things" and "Got What I Need"
or "The Chappaz."
Shooting Star appeared at the
London Opera House about six
months ago.
Shooting Star's first album was in the 80 and gained air play in the United States.
Black Frost has toured western and southern Kansas for the past four years.
times or my good times, but when your
you are, you or someone else,
we get concerned.
ASAP IS A program working to treat alcohol-related accidents and fatalities.
"The question becomes, 'When I drink, am I going to be responsible?' he said. "Chances of getting an OUI (operating under the influence of alcohol) in 2,000. That means every fourth car you meet will have a drunken driver."
For the average 180-pound male, that means consuming only five beers in one day.
A motorist is considered legally responsible for a blood alcohol content of 10 percent.
According to Officer Vic Shore of the KU Police Department, the penalty for a first OUI conviction is up to one year in prison and a $500 fee.
The most important indicator of
the health of good test, Shore said,
and it's not optional.
"If stopped for OUI, you automatically gave consent to taking a blood test for alcohol in the blood when you got your driver's license," he said.
Shore said, however, that he also knew of other factors when making inquiries.
"First, I'll ask them to produce a driver's license. When they sit there and fumble with their cards, you know their manual dexterity is impaired," he said. "They're not sure they'd ensure don't make them like they used to, and struggle to get the card out."
"Then TII ask them to get out of the car. I'll open the door to help them out and if they fall on the ground, I know for sure they've been drinking.
"I might also ask them, 'Do you know my alphabet?' and check for slurred
"I might shine a light in their eyes to pupils in pupils contract as rapidly as they should."
"These are not big concerns, but I take them all into consideration."
A CAR DOES NOT have to be in motion, Shore said, for its driver to be arrested. A driver and a vehicle need only be in a driving position, he said.
"I have seen officers arrest a person
with the key, and then give the person
car with the key in the legislation."
The workshop was sponsored by Student Legal Services. Stive Ruddick,
attorney for Legal Services, completed the workshop with information on Kansas insurance requirements and tips for dealing with auto airenormer.
Riddick advised students to get as much as possible on paper when taking class notes.
"Write down on that repair report what you think in your mind is wrong with the car. Be specific about what you want done and demand that you be called before any other work is done," he said.
oy naving everything written down. Ruddick said, a driver can protect himself.
"That's not to say all mechanics are crooks, it's just to protect yourself," he
Ruddick said drivers also should be aware that he can have his license revoked if he receives three or more violations within a 12-month period.
Ruddick said, however, that an arrest for going up to 65 mph in a 55 mph zone would not count against a driver's record.
That is the lone exception, he said, and probably will change soon.
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