HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06261984 - 1.29 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS . OF CONTRA .COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on June 26, 1984 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers , Fanden, Schroder , McPeak, Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None Resolution No . 84/383
SUBJECT: "Impaired Driver Alert" Project
WHEREAS in December 1983 the California Trucking Association
joined forces with REACT (Radio Emergency Associated Citizens Team) ,
an international volunteer organization; and
WHEREAS the California Trucking Association (CTA) has
distributed some 50,000 brochures providing information for truck
drivers on how to spot drunk or impaired drivers and tips on how to
use the CB radio to give an "impaired driver alert" to REACT base
stations to be passed on to local law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS the "Impaired Driver Alert" Project has been met
with unprecedented success , with more than 90 large fleet firms
currently participating in the program; and
WHEREAS because of the extraordinarily favorable response
the CTA has received , both from the public and the media , the American
Trucking Association is investigating the possibilities of making the
plan available to all state trucking associations;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County hereby HONORS the California Trucking
Association for its dedication to safety and efforts to reduce the
number of intoxicated drivers on California' s highways .
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: o$tom&&4/
J.R. OLSSOsN, COLIN-ry CLERK
and ex officlo Clork of the Board
By , Deputy
ec: California Trucking Assn
Alcoholism Advisory Board
County Administrator
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