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Williams and Cekin said this usually wasn't a problem in their cities.
"People who come into town without plans for accommodations can always find somebody who will let them stay in their room," Williams said.
Aspen
Police in Aspen will be tough on drunken drivers.
Sgt. Gary Kalkman of the Aspen police department called the Colorado drinking laws strict and said that most people stopped for DUI were charged.
Kalkman said Aspen's tipty taxi service left no excuse for anyone to drive drunk.
Colorado's drinking age is 21. Kalkman said officers enforce the law by walking through the bars, spending about a half an hour in each.
"We've made it tough enough on the bars so that they'll usually demand a picture identification and at least one other ID," Kalkman said.
Other offenses that Kalkman said might get students in trouble were fighting and thefts of street signs. He said that the town was so accustomed to having guests that spring break was no different than any other weekend. For that reason, he said, no additional law enforcement officers would be added for the period.
South Padre Island
Public drinking is legal in South Padre Island, but public drunkenness isn't.
Be careful on spring break
"Most of the trouble we have is with them getting drunk in public, then they get out in the street, create a disturbance or start fighting," said Ed Sanders, South Padre Island chief of police.
and chief of police.
The drinking age in Texas is 21, but Sanders said some bars admitted those under 21. But if an underage person was caught drinking, Sanders said, a $50 fine would be assessed.
People caught giving alcohol to a minor would be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and fined $200, he said.
Sanders said those charged with DUI would go to jail unless they could post a $1,000 bond. A court date is mandatory for DUI, he said.
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Sanders also said Mexican authorities had told him that enforcement there would be stricter this year than last year.
"If they put you in jail in Mexico, they can leave you there until you can pay the fine," Sanders said. "They don't have to put you in front of a judge."
By James Buckman
Spring break fun can lead to post-spring break agility if students aren't careful to avoid a few common holiday injuries, health experts at Watkins Hospital said.
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence Magee, sports medicine specialist at Watkins, said the hospital always saw an increase in knee injuries caused by skiing after spring break.
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He said skiing injuries had changed because skiing equipment, most notably the boots and bindings, had gotten better.
"When the boots weren't quite so supportive, the skiing injuries were mainly in the ankle and lower leg," he said. "Newer boots do a better job of protecting the ankle and lower leg, but because of that, we are seeing a lot more knee injuries."
He said that tears in the cartilage or ligaments were the most common knee injuries and that he also saw some shoulder dislocations from skiing accidents.
Fatigue and overcumslusion of alcohol are the most common causes of skiing accidents, Magee said. He said that although a four- to six-week exercise program would best prevent injuries, skiers could use other
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- Lawrence Magee
I'm not saying that you shouldn't ski all day, but you should probably lower your intensity and the difficulty of your skiing later on in the afternoon.
Watkins sports medicine specialist methods to stay safe on the slopes.
"I'm not saying that you shouldn't ski all day, but you should probably lower your intensity and the difficulty of your skiing later on in the afternoon."
"Be careful to get warmed up and stretch before you ski." Magee said. "You need to stay within your ability and not push yourself up to a level you are not ready for."
Sunburn, another common ailment or spring break, is most common in the warmer climates but also can be suffered while skiing.
Candye Waitley, a health educator at Watkins, said that some students thought they wouldn't get sunburned while skiing because the temperature usually was cool.
"They have a false sense of security," she said.
She said that after spring break, Watkins treated both second- and third-degree burns, which could result in permanent scarring of the skin.
"Students go to Texas or Florida and they are on the beach all day, and their skin has probably been covered since September," she said.
she said.
She said sunscreens with a protection factor of at least 15 would help prevent serious sunburn, along with moderation of exposure to the sun. Tanning beds also can help prevent sunburn, she said, but students should be careful because the beds use dangerous ultraviolet rays.
Waitley said Watkins examined an increased number of patients after spring break for pregnancy tests and sexually transmitted diseases.
She said that many women using birth control pills incorrectly thought that the pill protected them against sexually transmitted diseases.
diseases. "Even if they are on the birth control pill they should use nonoxynol-9, the spermicide and the guy should use a condom," she said
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