Gannett Newspapers Tuesday December 16 1997 ISA Region v' Pataki unveils anti-road rage vans at high schooE interest in Rockland but then spoke directly to the 10Q or so students gathered for the event will never ever forget this moment when state officials and the governor came to your school to talk to you about Vanderhoef said' are now the driving public You're the ones who will be out there helping people to see the light of courtesy" a small video camera mounted on the front windshield Some of the vans will be on the road as early as this weekend The vans will be used on state roads such as the Thruway and the New York portion of the Palisades Interstate Parkway and Routes 303 and 59 State police say they plan to add cameras to the back windows as well to allow for split-screen monitoring of traffic State Police Superintendent James McMahon said the vans operated by troopers will be stationed by the sides of the road or will blend in with traffic looking for aggressive drivers who cut people ofT follow too closely or weave in and out of lanes Once a reckless driver is caught on video the van will follow that vehicle calling state or local police patrol cars to handle the traffic ticket Rockland District Attorney MichaeTfiongiorao said having those actions on tape wifi strengthen cases especially those involving more serious driving infractions Pataki and -McMahon said Rockland was chosen for the start of the program because of growing traffic congestion which McMahon called a key factor in fostering aggressive driving habits Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef thanked the state and the governor for its By drag Clary Staff Writer NANUET Gov Pataki chow Nanuet High School yesterday to unveil plans for a fleet of unmarked state police vans equipped with video cameras to record aggressive drivers and battle "road rage" The governor touted the state's 1996 accident figures fresh from the Department of Motor Vehicles showing that fatalities were down five percent and alcohol-related fatalities were down almost 20 percent York state had the safest year of driving in its Pataki said "Creative initiatives like the new 'road rage ensure we will continue to be vigilant in our efforts to keep drivers safe There is no room for aggressive reckless drivers who endanger innocent Pataki brought state and local officials to the auditorium providing an honors seminar on civics and law enforcement for students ranging in age from freshmen to seniors "Tell your friends that we will enforce the laws because we love you and we want you to be Pataki told the students Video i The seven new vans one of which was on display at the sfchool yesterday each look like an ordinary vehicle but inside is The governor's visit appeared to make an impression is about the biggest thing that's happened here" said 16-year-old Melissa Lang a junior and co-editor of the school nfwspaper -are pretty excited about it" Her counterpart 16-year-old Jillian Diaz said the program seems like a good one don't really think' a violation of a said Dias been driving since October try to drive carefally Lara Cassi a 17-year-old senior and editor of the school's yearbook said she thought camera-equipped vans were little extreme" but agrees with continuing crackdowns on drunken driving are a separate Cassi said know kids who have had DWIs I think it's important that he picked a high school to do TUESDAY IS YOUR Gov George Pataki speaks to reporters yesterday at Nanuet High School Sun ptNXaOervd Muunattt LATE BOTH DAYS! 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SHOP EARLY SHOP Westchester boarc rejects no-layoff deal for middle managers By David McKay WHeon Staff Writer Westchester County Executive Andrew O'Rourke yesterday lost his bid to protect from layoflk about 200 managers represented by Teamsters Local 456 and grant them raises of 133 percent over five years O'Rourke proposed the raises this fill as he prepared to com- plete 15 years as the county's chief executive hired many of these white-collar midlevel manag-Qers who won representation by the Teamsters in the early 1990a The Board of legislators voted 11-5 to reject the contract which O'Rourke nad touted as a fix' all other outstanding labor agreements O'Rourke will leave 'office on Dec 31 wants to lay off anybody but it comes a time when you have no other said Legislator Kay Carsky R-Yonkers who voted against this labor pack think that time may come soon to Westchester County and I want to bind the county to this County Executive-elect Andrew Spano a Yorktown Democrat had urged the board to reject the contract saying that the no-layoff clause would hurt his efforts to streamline county government Supporting the pact were five Republicans who have been loyal to O'Rourke on most issues over the past two years: Paul Noto R- LouMoaiaUo ken Bernice Spreckman R-Yon-kers Andrew Donovan R-York-town and Andrew Albanese R-Eastchester who attended the Christmas party yesterday afternoon said an he could do send a proposal fix: their review have made their O'Rourke said Amoqs those who watched the legislative vote was Teamster Vincent NatreUa an pointee who works fbr the county Department of Public Works and chairs the Westchester County Conservative Committee not disappointed but it would have been nice to get job security fix' county NatreUa said The rejection of the Teamsters contract means that labor negotiations fix eight county unions will now be handled by Spano when he takes over Jan 1 Doyle said that the county legislators a disservice to us on that He said the Teanbters compromised on the five-year wage package in exchange fix: the job security clause He said he looked fbrward to reviving salary talks with the Spano administration in January decided to take less money for job security but a lot of politics with these management Doyle said got caught in the middle of R-Yon- LIFESTYLES In case you hadnY noticed a new James Bond movie opening Friday: Tomorrow Never Dies'' But the only way yqu might he unaware of that fact is if you've been walking around blindfolded bad a broken TV set or have been hiding in a cave for the past couple of months A massive marketing campaign has attempted to heighten public awareness of the new film It's also' heightened media awareness of die marketing itself: No fewer than jialf a dozen major magazines and newspapers including Entertainment Weekly Newsweek and the New York Tunes have done stories about the Bond blitz SPOUTS The Knicks host Giant Hill and the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden The Pistons have already beaten the Knicks twice this FOOD Recipes food trends and more! 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