20th Safe & Sober Planner Operation ABC You Drink & Drive. You Lose. Call To Action Activities Guide Table of Contents Introduction How to Plan and Conduct National Events Community and Civic Law Enforcement Medical and Health Care Educators and Schools Employers Prosecutors and Judges Armed Forces A Dozen Great Ideas! Media Outreach Sample Media Materials Sample Proclamation Ideas for Year-Round Driving Efforts 3D Prevention Month Coalition 3D Prevention Month Grantss Resources Available Tell Us About It! Fact Sheets Program Brochure Resource Guide

Kick-Off Event and News Conference
Wednesday, December 1, 1999
Highway safety leaders from the public and private sectors will gather in Washington to kick off the holiday season with the latest news and information on anti-impaired driving efforts, and a plea for responsible behavior over the holiday period. They will also highlight the two events listed below.

"Lights on for Life" Day
Friday, December 17, 1999
Motorists all across the country will drive with their headlights on all day to show their support for anti-impaired driving efforts and to remember the victims of impaired drivers. Traffic reporters across the country will be providing reminders to motorists, and many community groups have come up with other innovative ways to turn on the lights in remembrance (see box).

Holiday Lifesavers Weekend
Friday, December 17-Sunday, December 19,1999
Hundreds of police agencies and sheriffs’ departments will be out in force this weekend with saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints and public awareness efforts to stop impaired driving, speeding and aggressive driving, and thousands of community groups will be supporting their efforts in towns and cities across America.

LIGHTS ON FOR LIFE DAY IDEAS

Here are some traditional and some new ways to celebrate "Lights On For Life Day": Drive with your headlights on during the day to show your support for anti-impaired driving efforts and to support the victims of impaired driving. Display a holiday tree with white lights. Every day, replace 44 lights with red bulbs to represent that day’s national death toll from impaired drivers. Or you could use a smaller tree or wreath and represent the death toll from just your state. For schools, distribute neon necklaces for students, teachers and staff to wear through out the day. School children can carry flash lights in a parade of support. School and municipal buses, taxicabs and other public conveyances can drive with head lights on and carry a banner or placard announcing the effort. Movie theatres can illuminate their marquee during the day with a "Lights On For Life Day – Don’t Drink and Drive" message. Car dealerships and others with "skysweeper" lights can illuminate them during the day and hand out brochures, balloons and other reminders with anti-impaired driving messages. Houses of worship can illuminate stained glass, bell towers or other architectural features. Victims of impaired drivers can be remembered in a candle lighting ceremony. Citizens can turn on front porch lights, holiday lights and floodlights to send a neigh borhood message against impaired driving. Civic organizations, Neighborhood Watch groups and homeowners’ associations can encourage residents to participate with flyers, posters and newsletters.