Pubdate: Fri, 17 May 2002
Source: Peninsula News Review (CN BC)
Copyright: 2002 Peninsula News Review
Contact:  http://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1373
Author: Laura  Lavin

DANGER ZONE TEACHES KIDS ABOUT DRIVING AND IMPAIRMENT

Drinking, drugs, driving and dying - that is the topic of The Danger 
Zone, an intense look at the number one killer of youth - car 
crashes. After the devastating death of his sister at the hands of an 
impaired driver, and 20 years of experience as a police officer, 
Sergeant Ed Illi of the Saanich police has developed The Danger Zone 
to educate young people about the dangers of drinking, drugs and 
driving.

"The program is an emotional attention-getter and incorporates 
humour, exciting visuals and a very valuable message geared 
especially for youth," said Illi. "In order to communicate 
effectively with these kids, the message has to be on their level."

After the presentation to the students, invitations are extended to 
parents to attend an evening presentation the same day. The parent's 
presentation includes highlights from the youth program, as well as 
material specific to parents. Topics include drug-use recognition in 
their children and strategies to deal with their teenagers in a 
variety of situations.

The Danger Zone is supported by the South Vancouver Island Autoplan 
Broker RoadSense Team. It will be presented to students at Parkland 
secondary school on the morning of May 21. Parents are invited to 
join the parent participation program at 7 p.m.
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