EPD enforces seatbelt campaign
A nationwide campaign to
encourage seatbelt-wearing
began Monday; fines for
non-compliance start at $89
Caron Alarab
Safety/Crime/Transportation Reporter
Motor vehicle crashes continue to
be the primary cause of death and
injury to Oregonians from ages one
to 34 years, according to Lane Coun
ty Sheriffs Office.
In the continuing effort to reduce
traffic-related injuries and deaths,
a nationwide safety blitz hit Lane
County traffic enforcement Mon
day as the Eugene Police Depart
ment began issuing ticketed fines
to those who still don’t think it’s
cool to buckle-up.
The Click it or Ticket/Three
Flags Safety Blitz campaign will be
in effect through June 1, and until
then, Oregon drivers should expect
to receive $89 fines if one or more
of their passengers aren’t strapped
in safely.
“It’s expensive,” EPD Officer Bob
McDermed said. “But it’s the physi
cal cost of not wearing a belt that
drivers should be more aware of.”
Lane County is participating in
both the Three Flags Campaign — a
cooperative international campaign
that involves hundreds of law enforce
ment agencies throughout Oregon,
Washington and British Columbia —
and in the National Click it or Ticket
campaign conducted during the same
period. Both campaigns are fueling lo
cal traffic enforcement efforts.
McDermed, as part of the EPD
Traffic Enforcement Unit, said stu
dents planning to travel during the
Memorial Day weekend — even
those traveling between states —
should not expect anything different
in other counties.
“Wherever (students) are going,
the state laws will be enforced vigor
ously as part of the national cam
paign,” he said.
Since October 1993, the Three
Flags Campaign — sponsored by the
Oregon Department of Transporta
tion — has sought to reduce the
number of motor vehicle related
deaths and injuries by increasing
public awareness of traffic safety
laws. The goals are pursued through
active, high-visibility law enforce
ment “blitzes” focusing on safety
belt and child restraint usage and
other traffic violations including
DUIs and speeding.
The campaign is the second of
three scheduled throughout the cal
endar year, Lane County Sheriffs
Department Sgt. Steve Weir said.
“It is well known that safety mes
sages alone do not work,” he said in
a prepared statement. “Enforcement
messages, backed up by strong en
forcement activities, do work.”
On top of having a family mem
ber who suffered injuries in a car
accident, senior Molly Marsh said
she never fails to remind her
friends and passengers to buckle
up. After first hearing about the
two-week blitz, Marsh said it
should inspire more people to be
aware of a valuable habit.
“I will encourage it more, even
though most college students don’t
remember all the time because it
can save your life,” she said.
Photo illustration by Jessica Waters Emerald
The National Click it or Ticket campaign will last through June 1, and its goals include
focusing on safety belt and child restraint usage.
Contact the reporter
at caronalarab@dailyemerald.com.
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for someone who can work effec
tively with diverse groups.”
Today’s candidate is currently the
director of the Diversity Policy Insti
tute at Ball State University in
Muncie, Ind. He completed all his
undergraduate and graduate work at
Purdue University, and received his
doctorate in developmental psy
chology in 1984. Before leading the
institute, he held other administra
tive positions, such as director of
the women’s and gender studies
program at Ball State.
Senior Vice President and
Provost John Moseley, who will hire
the new vice provost after the com
mittee gives its recommendation,
said it’s notable that the University
is investing in a new position in
such an economic slump.
“In this financial environment,
it’s a big deal to create any new posi
tion,” he said, adding that there are
currently only two other vice
provosts, one for undergraduate stu
dents and one for academic affairs.
“It’s not the expectation that this
person will solve all our diversity
problems, but this person will be a
leader helping all of us improve the
diversity on campus for everyone,”
Moseley said
2003-04 ASUO co-Multicultural
advocate Mark Padoongpatt en
couraged students to show up
this morning.
“It’s always good to know candi
dates a little better to make sure
things happen on campus that need
to be done,” he said, adding that
he’ll be attending as well.
Today’s student meeting is just one
of 12 meetings and interviews that
each candidate must cram into a two
day session at the University. On May
28, students can meet the second
candidate, Joel Montemayor, at 9
a.m. in the Metolius Room, and June
2 there will be a student meeting with
the final candidate, Brenda Greene,
at 9 a.m. in the Umpqua Room.
Montemayor, the current program
coordinator supervisor and trainer at
Arizona State University’s Intergroup
Relations Center, has worked in dif
ferent diversity-building programs for
more than 10 years. He was previous
ly the program adviser at the Mesa
Community College Office of Multi
cultural Services, and a graduate re
search associate at ASLTs Hispanic
Research Center from 1994 to 1996.
Montemayor is a University alumnus
who received a bachelor’s degree in
speech communications, before
earning a master’s in counseling at
San Diego State University and a doc
torate in education at Arizona State.
Greene is currently an education
and diversity consultant. Most re
cently, she was special assistant to
the chancellor for diversity and mul
ticultural affairs at the University of
North Carolina at Asheville from
2000 to 2002. Previously she worked
in the Office of Multicultural Affairs at
Ball State University from 1987 to
2000. Greene received a bachelor’s
degree from Spelman College in At
lanta and worked as a school teacher
Meetings with
vice provost
candidates
Today: Michael Stevenson,
9 a.m„ EMU Metolius Room
May 2S: Joel Montemayor,
9 a.m., EMU Metolius Room
June 2: Brenda Greene, 9
a.m„ EMU Umpqua Room
SOURCE: Johnson Hall
before receiving her master’s degree
in counseling and guidance from
Xavier University of Louisiana, New
Orleans, and a doctorate in higher ed
ucation administration in 1987 from
Iowa State University.
Students can also comment on
the three applicants by e-mailing
committee co-chairwoman Debo
rah Carver at dcarver@oregon.uore
gon.edu.
Contact the news editor
atbrookreinhard@dailyemerald.com.
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