TAKING ON THE DRUNK DRIVER. TIPS FOR ALCOHOL SERVERS

This report describes the program, Training in Intervention Procedures for Servers of Alcohol (TIPS), which focuses on the people who serve alcohol to drivers. The program is designed to train servers of alcohol to recognize signs of impending intoxication. They can then prevent the person from becoming more intoxicated and act before that person gets behind the wheel of a vehicle. The key to the success of the program is management support. Bar and restaurant managers must stand behind waiters, waitresses and bartenders who act to discourage customers from driving drunk. Pilot programs have revealed that waiters and bartenders are interested in preventing customers from putting themselves and others in potentially dangerous situations. TIPS programs for servers usually last 6 hours. The program has found support from insurance industry organizations, alcoholic beverage companies and associations, hotel chains, drug companies, and from tire and car manufacturers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Smith (Philo) and Company, Incorporated

  20 Summer Street
  Stamford, CT  United States  06901
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 10-14
• Serial:
  • INSURANCE REVIEW
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Automobile industry; Drinking establishments; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Hotels; Insurance industry; Restaurants; Retail trade
• Old TRIS Terms: Servers
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395954
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 156
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM