University of California Agricultural Health and Safety Center
60
seconds
Sound
FX: Group of people talking, laughing, music is heard in background.
Scene: Friends are gathered, they plan a group outing.
Pedro:C'mon
you guys ... let's go to the the park! Put the ice chest and
the chairs in the pickup.
Javier:I'll
ride in the back of the pickup with the stuff.
Pedro:No,
Javier! Don't you know that since January 1st it is illegal
to ride in the back of a pickup that doesn't have a camper
or properly installed seats with safety belts? And I'm not
taking any chances with someone getting hurt or getting a
ticket!
Javier:No!
I didn't know! But it's a good idea! To be honest, I never
felt very safe riding back there.
Pedro:According
to the California Highway Patrol thousands of people are hurt
each year by being thrown out of the back ends of pickups!...
And many are farmworkers like us...
Javier:Well,
I'm not going to be one of them... I'm riding inside with
you!
Narrator:Don't
become one of this year's fatalities. To ride in the back
of a pick-up is illegal and dangerous. Don't risk your life.
A message
from the UCDavis Ag Health & Safety Center Outreach, Applied
Behavioral Sciences Department and the California Highway
Patrol, El Protector Program.
Disclaimer
and Reproduction Information: Information in NASD does not represent
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NASD Review: 04/2002
This
radio public service announcement was produced by the Agricultural
Health and Safety Center, Applied Behavioral Sciences of the
University of California at Davis. For further information contact
Jenny Rodriguez, UCCE, Ag. Bldg., County Civic Center, Visalia,
CA 93291-4584, (209) 733-6491.
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