TTC URGES GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE ALCOHOL ABUSE - Friday, March 9th, 2007
Government departments must work together to combat the widespread problems caused by alcohol, says the TTC Group.
The specialist driver training organisation today launched a new strategy for 2007 with the aim of encouraging health, transport and Home Office departments to join forces in the campaign to reduce the impact of alcohol on society.
“We want to encourage the Government to see alcohol as a cross departmental issue and to tackle its effects in a co-ordinated approach. Alcohol does not just effect road safety but has serious implications on the nation’s health and public safety,” said Director Graham Wynn OBE.
Solutions must be found to the consequences of alcohol which had resulted in a 28.5 per cent increase in drink drive deaths over six years with more drivers killed aged 17 to 29.
“Alcohol leads to disruptive behaviour in our city centres taking police away from other duties. More needs to be done to reduce the drink drive statistics and to tackle alcohol consumption which causes health problems and results in anti social behaviour.”
There also needed to be much more education in schools to raise public awareness about the dangers of alcohol.
TTC is the UKs largest provider of the drink drive rehabilitation course for offenders and runs corporate training courses on occupational road risk as well as the National Driver Improvement Scheme. It is also geared up to provide speed awareness courses nationwide.
For more information visit www.ttc-uk.com or call 0845 270 4380.
