Save-a-Life Tour to arrive at Moody

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  • By Airman 1st Class Frances Locquiao
  • 23rd Wing Public Affairs
Moody is scheduled to host a tour 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 30-31 at the HC-130 fuel cell repair hangar in an effort to educate Airmen about the effects of drunk driving.

The National Save-a-Life Tour travel around the United States to showcase drinking and driving simulators, which provide a realistic, sober perspective on the effects of driving while intoxicated.

"This is a chance for us to reach out to Moody personnel and drive home main points of road safety," said Lt. Col. Joe Rizzuto, 23rd Wing chief of safety. "This includes, but is not limited to, demonstrating how alcohol changes reaction time, motor skills, vision, and how the brain decides to solve these problems."

The two-man road show kicks off with a mass briefing. Then, selected Airmen will go through 15-minute simulators.

"The briefings will show incidences that happened in the real world," said Joe Bell, 23rd WG deputy chief of ground safety. "The simulators put Airmen behind a steering wheel surrounded by television screens."

"The purpose is to spread awareness about the reality of consequences from drinking and driving," he added.

Each unit around base is designated a day and time to experience the tour. 

"Our goal is to get as many people through the presentation and simulators as possible," said Mr. Bell. "Hopefully, personnel come out of this with a safe-attitude mindset."