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.