AVOID THE 13

The annual "Avoid the 13" anti-drunk driving campaign, sponsored by the Law Enforcement Executive Council of Santa Clara County, California and funded by the Central Counties Safety Council, a chapter of the National Safety Council, now has over 2,000 police officers participating during the 18-day campaign over the Christmas and New Year's holiday period. During the campaign, all participating agencies supplement their DWI patrols by adding officers on overtime, adjusting schedules and encouraging patrol officers to be especially diligent. During the 1983-84 campaign, the Santa Clara County Jail was severely overcrowded and a refurbished bus became the DWI jail annex for prisoner processing. Despite jail overcrowding, the campaign committee wanted the public to know that there would be "room at the inn" for those who had not gotten the no drunk driving message. This article continues with a discussion of 1983-84 campaign results, the community relations efforts, interaction with community groups, corporate coverage, and Care Cab.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Association of Chiefs of Police

  11 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760
• Authors:
  • Cowart, G B
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 35-37
• Serial:
  • POLICE CHIEF
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communities; Countermeasures; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Education; Law enforcement; Police patrol; Public relations; Publicity
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392449
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 408
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM