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Wednesday, December 8,1993
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Students making long trips need rest, well-preparedness
By Liz Klinger
Kansas staff writer
Stuart Vidanage, Newport Beach,
Calif., freshman, will drive 31 hours during a period of three days to get home for the holidays.
Kansanstaff writer
"I'm driving home because I didn't have enough money to buy a plane ticket." Vidanage said. "It's a long drive. I'm not looking forward to it. I want to get home."
Vidanage is one of many KU students who will be driving long distances to visit family and friends during winter break.
One KU student has been killed in an automobile accident during winter break since 1984, said Danny Kaiser, assistant dean of student life. And 26 out of the 71 reported KU student deaths since that time have been caused by automobile accidents, he said.
Students driving many miles during break need to be prepared and cau
tious, said Tim Lockett, administrative lieutenant for the highway patrol in Topeka.
"The biggest problem we have is sleep deprivation," Lockett said. "They try to drive too far in a relatively short period of time."
Before leaving on a long trip, students should be well-rested. On the average, well-rested students can drive about 300 miles or six hours in one day. Lockett said.
He said students who felt tired while driving should either check into a motel or pull off to the side of the road as far as possible and take a nap, Lockett said.
Many students begin their trips within an hour after their last final and might become fatigued while driving, said Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
"It makes a lot more sense to pull over and sleep for another hour than not to arrive at all," Yockey said.
Am minors, Wayzata, Minn., freshman, and her sister, Sara, will be making a 7-hour trip to their home outside of Minneapolis during break. Minns said she always checks the weather forecast before leaving and makes sure their car has antifreeze in it.
"If one of us gets tired, we stop and switch right away," Minors said.
It is important that students tell family or friends precisely when they are leaving. Lockett said.
"We get lots of calls from parents and other relatives about misplaced students," Lockett said.
And as always, driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs inhibits a driver's judgment and should be avoided. Lockett said.
Lockett said driving too fast for weather conditions was another problem. Students might need to drive more slowly in December and January, when snow and icy roads make for perilous driving conditions.
Bond bows out of governor's race
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — One of the Legislature's most powerful members bowed out yesterday of the race for the Republican nomination for governor and threw his support to Secretary of State Bill Graves.
The Graves campaign intended the endorsement of Sen. Dick Bond of Overland Park to be taken as a sign of strength. In recent weeks, Graves has battled the impression that he has lost both momentum and the status of perceived front-runner.
Bond said he hopes to play an important role in Graves' campaign by providing advice on political strategy and policy. He also said he is willing to raise money for Graves.
"The Graves campaign is on the
move," Graves told reporters during a Statehouse news conference.
Two other candidates played down the importance of the race. The other declared candidates are former Senate Majority Leader Fred Kerr of Pratt, Pittsburg businessman Gene Bicknell and Lenexa Mayor Rich Becker.
Kerr speculated that Bond was under pressure to endorse "another Johnson County candidate." Graves grew up in Salina and claims it as his hometown, but he now lives in Lenexa.
"Sen. Bond's endorsement of the secretary of state is not surprising as the negotiations between the camps had been rumored for months," Kerr said.
Bicknell described such announcec-
ments as "just a set up" and "one politician endorsing another one."
Bond said he and his wife, Sue, decided he should not run for governor in part because he has spent most of his career in the legislative branch. Also, he indicated that concerns about how a campaign would affect his family helped persuade him to bow out.
"It's what I expected, and I expect to see a few more of them in the next week or so," Bicknell said.
"I still haven't caught that 9-pound bass," Bond joked.
Bond, 58, said his decision probably means that he will never run for governor though he plans to remain in the Senate, running for another four-year term in 1996.
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