HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 97- Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month 1997
PROCLAMATION
DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING (3D) PREVENTION MONTH 1997
December 1997
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WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes kill over 40,000 people and injure 3 million every year, at a
cost to society of some $150 billion; and
WHEREAS, nationally, alcohol-related crashes account for approximately 40 percent of those
deaths and injuries; and
WHEREAS, 50 percent of the accidents in Gallatin County in 1996 were alcohol-related, and
1997 has already been a deadly year for traffic crashes in Gallatin County; and
WHEREAS, the December holiday season is traditionally one of the most deadly times of the
year for alcohol-impaired driving; and
WHEREAS, for thousands of families across the nation, the December holidays bring a somber
reminder of the loved ones they lost to an impaired driver; and
WHEREAS, community-based programs involving citizen education, effective laws and strong
police enforcement have proven to be successful in reducing impaired driving; and
WHEREAS, organizations from every state are joining together to "Take a Stand Against
Impaired Driving" this December by supporting anti-impaired driving programs and
pOlicies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman is a partner in that effort to make our roads and streets safer.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Don E. Stueck, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, do hereby proclaim
December 1997 as
"DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING (3D) PREVENTION MONTH 1997"
in the City of Bozeman, and hereby call upon all citizens, government agencies, business leaders,
hospitals, schools and public and private institutions in Bozeman to promote awareness of the
impaired driving problem, to support programs and pOlicies to reduce the incidence of impaired
driving, to promote safer and healthier behaviors regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs,
and to provide opportunities for all to participate in "Take a Stand Against Impaired Driving" this
December holiday season and throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Bozeman, in the State of Montana, to be affixed
at Bozeman, Montana, this 1 st day of December
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Ninety-seven.
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DON E. STUECK
Mayor