Through extensive public education, driving while impaired has been transformed into a humiliating, socially unacceptable event. Education against drinking and driving focused primarily on adolescents and young adults. School programs and accident recreations made it very "uncool" to drink and drive.
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| One day street racing may be viewed the same way that drinking and driving is now, and the Pacer program is a step in the right direction. (Photo: Rob Rothwell) |
These attitudes are being carried into adult life and we have seen a remarkable reduction in the incidence of impaired driving. The same stigma must eventually apply to street racing and dangerous driving. I believe we can get there. Programs such as Pacer are in the driver's seat of this evolution.
For more information on the Pacer program, visit their website at: www.pacer.ca