NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 7A European leaders refuse to give in to fuel protesters LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair, Joined by leaders in Belium and Ger- "We will not ha intimidatp We will not oiva in f1 I many, yesterday defiantly rejected demands to lower fuel taxes, despite spiralig protests that have left gasoline pumps bone-dry and disrupt- ed schools, businesses and transport across Britain. "Real damage is now bring done to real people," Blair said on nationwide television, blaming protesters for fuel shortages that trig- gered school closings, elayed non-vital surgery in hospitals and even threatened deliveries by Britain's fanously reliable Royal Mail. Late yesterday, the National Blood Authori- ty went on alert, saying ;t feared its blood sup- plies soon could be afficted. The government put military fuel tankers on standby in case they are needed to getdeliveries through, and banks reassured worried customers they would still be able to get cash. William Hague, bader of the opposition Conservative Party, irged that Parliament be called back from it; summer recess to deal with the crisis, as Blair prepared for more urgent meetings todiy with top advisers. Europeans - 3ritons especially - pay some of the high'st gasoline prices in the world. British punp prices average S4.31 a gal- violence, to blockades, to threats." - Tony Blair Prime Minster of England Ion, with taxes accounting for three-quarters of the cost. Because of heavy levies, public anger has been largely aimed at the government rather than at the protesters who last week began tying up traffic and strangling fuel supplies with refinery blockades and go-slow con- voys. Other European countries, including France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, have experienced traffic-snarling protests in recent days, but Britain was by far the hardest hit. As the flow of gas dried up, so did rush- hour traffic on normally busy London arteries. Undertakers said they might have to halt funer- als if they can't find fuel for their hearses. School closures were expected to affect thou- sands of pupils today. Some truckers brought their protest almost to the doorstep of Buckingham Palace. Scores of trucks were stopped by police on a central London street that passes near the palace gar- dens, as the drivers tried to mass their trucks close to the Parliament. Blair insisted he would not be pressured into lowering fuel taxes, saying that would shatter his government's credibility. "Whatever the protesters do ... it canrit be right to try to force a change in policy by these means," he told a nationally televised news conference, his second in as many days. "We will not be intimidated. We will not give in to violence, to blockades, to threats." In Germany, where fuel taxes are slated to rise at the start of the year, Chancellor Ger- hard Schroeder was targeted by angry protest- ers when he visited the northern city of Schwerin. They blockaded the city center with trucks and tractors as the chancellor arrive by AP PHO A fuel tanker driver speaks with protesters prior to taking his loaded truck from Grangemouth oil refinery in eastern Scotland yesterday. helicopter. Schroeder warned that the protests would only hurt Germany's economy. "Drop this dangerous game, because it could threaten the growth an employment prospects we currently have," he said. But Ger- many's national truckers association called for new protests later this month to slow traffic on the autobahn. 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Joel McWilliams, director of the University's Tran sportat ion Research Institute, said at lower speeds the most common injuries that pedestrians suffer in vehicle accidents involve leg fractures and knee injuries, while accidents at higher speeds often result in head injury. "Your ty pical car weighs 2,000 pounds," McWilliams said. "Your typical person weighs less than 200 pounds. Based on the laws of physics here, you're not going 16 w in." While McWilliams said he had no specific statistics on the number of vehicle collisions with pedestrians, he said he estimated at least 100 acei- dents each year. "Typically these accidents occur a lower speeds and don't involve serious injury," Neumann said. ' has campaigns to fight drinking DRINKING Continued from Page 1A on," he said. But the rush for the program may result in its misuse, Haines added. "I've seen it happen at some schools (where they have) misapplied the model," he said. Taking steps to ensure the success of the Social Norms Media Campaign, Haines and several of his colleagues trav- el around the country to assist in the campaign's implemen- tation. Haines will soon be consulting at Ferris State University in Big Rapids. "We are starting our own program ... we are using him as a consultant," Vice President of Student Affairs Dan Bur- cham said. The Social Norms Media Campaign "is an exciting and promising way to approach mass behavior change," Haines said. "It's paying a lot of media attention to what a population does right instead of what people do - wrong. The University of Michigan does not employ this system, but there are several other anti-binge drinking programs i place. Among other things, Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Coordinator Marsha Benz spoke of the Substance Abuse Education Network, an organization she co-chairs. Univer- sity staff members from departments all over the University oversee mandated alcohol workshops. Many types of literature dealing with alcohol are handed out on campus, primarily in the residence halls. Recently the University distributed blood alcohol educa- tors - a CD-ROM that allows students to pinpoint their tol- erance level. The educator can also be found at wivwcenltUrtcouncil.Org. The University is also searching for a Alcohol and Other Drugs Initiatives coordinator to work with the entite Department of Student Affairs Current interim VP among chosen - announcements CAN D IDATES Continued from Page IA master's degrees in arts from the Uni- versity. Harper is a Ph.D pre-candidate in higher education administration at the University's Center for the Study the dean of students at Cornell since 1992. He received a bachelor's of arts from Boston University, a master's of social work, master's in public health and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He also worked as a lectur- er in the University's School of Social Schroeder said. "A culture of caring where students are responded to is very important." Michigan Student Assembly Vice President Jim Secreto, who is on the panel of students interviewing the can- didates, said the vice president for sti-