College Students Against Drunk Driving discussed Tuesday their objectives of educating students, reducing drunk driving and promoting NIU alcohol awareness programs.

CSADD, a 40-member group formed last semester, discussed a contract stating that members will find safe transportation home if they are drunk. If they are caught driving drunk, they will lose their CSADD membership, said Casey Caul, CSADD treasurer.

Another contract discussed by the group is an agreement between CSADD members and their members and their friends that the member will find transportation for their friend anytime he is too drunk to drive.

CSADD hopes to gain support from local bars and liquor stores to prevent drunk driving. According to CSADD’s “bar proposal,” donations from local establishment will assist CSADD in presenting impaired driver demonstrations, speakers and films.

Caul said CSADD also is asking for bars’ support in a designated driver program. Members hope that bars will give free non-alcholic drinks to designated drivers. They discussed the problem of how bartenders will recognize a designated driver, and suggest that the drivers hand be marked or wristband be worn.

CSADD also hopes the Student Association Mass Transit Board will add a route to Huskie buses traveling through downtown DeKalb for bar patrons to ride. The route currently ends before the bars close and if an extra route is added to the schedule, people might not have to drive home intoxicated, Caul said.

“The Mass Transit Board is eager to work with CSADD,” said Dave Emerick, Mass Transit Board director.

CSADD members were pleased with the statistic that 189 people rode the SAMTB Late Nite Ride service last weekend. CSADD also discussed having disc jockeys in bars announce the last bus route of the night.

Members said they hope parking lot hours are extended so intoxicated people can leave their cars overnight without having them towed.

“It’s a worthwhile organization because it’s everyones responsibility to not drive drunk and to try to do something to stop drunk driving,” said Mary Lemanicik, a junior economics major and CSADD member.

Dawn Carlson, a junior special education major and CSADD member, said, “The implications of drinking and driving are too important to ignore and people should be aware of what can happen.”

CSADD and BACCHUS, an organization to boost alcohol awareness, are working togeather to organize DUI week for early April. The groups might organize a mock crash demonstration similar to the one BACCHUS presented last fall.

CSADD plans to distribute a pre-test to speeh and English 104 classes asking such questions as where students drink, if they ever appoint a designated driver and how much alcohol they consume while at the bars.

At the end of the semester, members will distribute a post-test to see if the bar proposal, which should be in effect at that time, has had an effect on students, Caul said.