[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 1994)]
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                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 234
Wednesday, December 7, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Proclamation 6760 of December 3, 1994

 

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention 
                Month, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                All across the Nation, Americans are coming together in 
                an ever-expanding chorus of voices demanding an end to 
                drunk and drugged driving. Too many family members and 
                friends have already been lost. In recent years 
                numerous grassroots organizations have arisen 
                throughout the land and dedicated themselves to ending 
                this national tragedy. In big cities and small towns 
                across the country, students, parents, and concerned 
                citizens recognize that education and prevention are 
                the keys to saving lives. Naming a designated driver is 
                an idea embraced by millions of Americans, and many 
                schools now include drunk driving awareness programs as 
                part of their curricula.

                Despite the tremendous efforts of both the private and 
                public sectors, drunk and drugged driving remains 
                America's number one danger on the highways. We must 
                redouble our efforts to teach all Americans that 
                alcohol and drugs--used alone or in combination--cause 
                loss of control and loss of judgment, and that under 
                these circumstances it is irresponsible and dangerous 
                to attempt to drive.

                Countless caring people across the country have taken 
                on the daunting challenge of changing the way Americans 
                think about alcohol, drugs, and driving. They have 
                moved forward with an energy born of a deep personal 
                commitment to serving the common good. Thanks in great 
                part to their devotion and hard work, parents can feel 
                a little safer and a little more secure about their 
                children's future. This month, I ask each citizen to 
                work actively to make our roads and highways safer--for 
                the good of our children and for our Nation.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim December 1994 as ``National 
                Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month.'' I ask all 
                Americans to reaffirm that being drunk or drugged is 
                unacceptable and to intervene by stopping anyone 
                impaired by drugs or alcohol from getting behind the 
                wheel. I call upon public officials at all levels, as 
                well as interested citizens and groups, to observe this 
                month with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and 
                activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                third day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                nineteenth.

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