Swedish rally driver Daniel Carlsson has launched his support for a national anti drink-driving campaign, which will be linked with his 2007 FIA World Rally Championship programme.
At a press conference in Stockholm, Carlsson announced his work in a government anti drink-driving campaign aimed at the younger driver sector, a promotion which will feature on his 2007 world championship campaign. "This initiative is linked with commercial alco-lock systems, which are already being commercially marketed in Scandinavia, in which cars can be immobilised if sensors detect excessive alcohol levels in the car".
The campaign, known as World Rally Against Drink Driving, has been formed to help combat the alarming increased level of young driver offenders. "Rallying is very popular with younger people in Sweden", Carlsson explained. "The authorities hope this campaign will help give a message that drink-driving destroys the things which young drivers enjoy in their lives, not least of which is rallying".
At the conference, Carlsson gave no hint about his programme for 2007, beyond saying that this funding already allows him to plan entries in Sweden and then Norway, and to look at expanding a programme until hopefully a full season can be funded. He continued: "The WRC scene for 2007 is in an unusual situation, where there are more commercial availabilities with teams than there are drivers able to fill the vacancies".
-WRC.com
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