Fairmont Continues Support of CADA
Fairmont Hotels Bermuda today [Nov 15] announces their continuing support of CADA’s Let Us Drive programme to encourage responsible use of alcohol.
CADA’s free and safe, community-sponsored, late-night transportation option, called Let Us Drive, is for people who have been drinking alcohol in Hamilton. It is available every Friday night outside the LOM Building on the corner of Reid and Burnaby Streets between 3:15am and 3:45am.
Seven out of ten deaths on Bermuda’s roads involve alcohol or drugs. Since 2006, 65 people have died on Bermuda roads with 46 of these 65 deaths involving alcohol or drugs.
“We extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Fairmont Hotels Bermuda,” said Anthony Santucci, CADA chairman. “CADA is extremely pleased to have The Fairmont Southampton and The Fairmont Hamilton Princess continue their support of this important, life saving service. Since we introduced Let Us Drive in May 2007 we have taken home more than 4,500 passengers and in the process saved countless lives.”
“The free transportation CADA provides each Friday night is an important service and goes a long way in helping to reduce drinking and driving and ultimately to saving lives in Bermuda,” said Norman Mastalir, managing director of Fairmont Hotels Bermuda. “Fairmont Hotels Bermuda is delighted to lend its support to this initiative.”
Mr. Santucci concluded, “Let Us Drive taxis are available outside the LOM Building on the corner of Reid and Burnaby Streets on Friday nights between 3:15am and 3:45am. We look forward to another successful year as we work to reduce alcohol related collisions and deaths on our roads.
CADA has been in existence for more than 35 years, founded in the early 1970s by two gentlemen from Alcoholics Anonymous wanting to speak on the issues regarding alcohol and the struggles that families have in this regard as well as the overall impact of alcohol abuse on the community. It was first known as the Council on Alcohol, and then broadened its scope to cover substance abuse in general and became the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, then in 2009, after a complete rebranding, it became CADA – Encouraging Responsible Alcohol Behavior.
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I don’t know how possible this is, and I’ve been meaning to get in contact with CADA about it, but what about taxis earlier than 315? I’ve definetly gone home at 2 something, drunk. Humans don’t get wasted once it hits 3am, a lot of Bermudians drink from 5 onwards, and I think that may be one of the problems, we drink right after work and because we don’t want to leave our cars or spend money on a taxi we drive home. I’m involved with studies that include how many people drunk drive in companies, and it’s shocking to see that even 50+ people admit to either drink driving or being driven by a drunk driver. It’s not just the youth and it’s not just the crowd that leaves when the bars close.