[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 49 (Monday, December 12, 1994)]
[Pages 2461-2462]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6760--National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 
1994

December 3, 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.
                                     William Jefferson Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 2:57 p.m., December 5, 
1994]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on 
December 7.

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