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Admiral's
Corner: Balancing the Risks,
By RADM Dick Brooks, Commander, Naval Safety Center
Work Zone:
Drowsy Driving
Toward the
Goal...Reducing Mishaps by 50 Percent
NJP: The Price
of a "Good Time", By
Cpl. Kevin Thompson, USMC
A designated driver starts drinking with his buddies, even though he's
underage. A friend agrees to come and get all of them, but the underage
Marine's problems are just starting.
A Drive I
Don't Remember, By Lt. Brad Sparks
An aviator recalls the day when, as a young student working his way
through college as a firefighter and EMT, he endangered himself and two
others by falling asleep at the wheel of an ambulance. Countdown
to Tragedy, By JO3 Megan Moline
A young Sailor gets her driver's license, buys a car, receives her
first speeding ticket, and dies in a car crashall in the same week. Sailors,
Marines and Their Fast Cars, By Ken Testorff
A look at how some communities are dealing with the problem of
speeding and street racing. For
Want of a Designated Driver, By Ken Testorff
A Sailor with a BAC of 0.09 loses control of his car at 90 mph
and crashes in a residential neighborhood.
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Dream
Motorcycle Trip Becomes a Nightmare, By ATC Dave Epps
A guest in a group motorcycle ride dies and causes injuries to the
author and another rider when he starts taking too many risks.
HMMWV's: They're Not
Indestructible...Neither Are You, By
Capt. Brian Dibb, USMC
Three separate cases show the rollover dangers of these vehicles
I Thought I Knew
Everything About Driving, By
LCdr. Jerry Chapmon
A confident driver pauses and takes an honest look at his own driving
habits. He doesn't like what he sees.
When You
Booze, You Lose, By CMDCM H. Q. Brown
Two Sailors learn the high cost of drinking and driving.
Taming the
No. 1 Killer,
By CDR. "Diesel Dan" Spagone
A motorcyclist shares his thoughts about the unacceptable ratio of
accidents to the number of motorcycle riders.
WESS
(Web-Enabled Safety System),
On-line mishap-reporting and data retrieval for non-aviation
mishaps goes live.
It's Not Just
About the Jets, By LCdr. Kevin R. Sandlin
A Tomcat pilot finds a lot of similarities between a flight and
a 3,200-mile trip on his motorcycle.
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