Drivers of UA vehicles have begun to lose their anonymity to a new safety awareness program.

University of Arizona vehicles are being outfitted with bumper stickers that ask the public to report unsafe driving, said Steve Holland, director of the UA's Department of Risk Management and Safety.

"We just got the bumper stickers printed," Holland said.

Campus departments with vehicles can request stickers from Risk Management. Holland said the sticker should help reduce losses and injuries.

It is the first time since 1988 that the UA vehicle policy has been changed, Holland said.

In 1988, departments were asked to provide a list of its drivers to Risk Management, and that policy remains the same, Holland said.

The future of UA policy involves not just the bumper stickers, but a formation of a list of jobs requiring employees to meet certain driving record requirements, Holland said.

The UA has a fleet of 800 to 900 vehicles around the state, Holland said. He said the insurance costs for the vehicles are sizable.

There were 50 injury and damage liability claims, costing $64,777, against the UA from July 1, 1995 to June 13, 1996, Holland said. He said there were 140 claims on damage to UA vehicles which cost $91,205 during the same period.

"There are a lot of miles driven," Holland said.

Holland said property losses include everything from cracked windshields to vandalism.

The benefits to the sticker program are twofold, Holland said.

First, it gives other drivers a number to call and lodge their complaints.

"The calls used to go a lot of places," Holland said. He said this includes everywhere from the university police to the president's office.

The second reason is to make UA drivers more self-conscious, and thus, more safe, Holland said.

"We want drivers to know they're being watched," Holland said.

"The drivers don't own the cars, and it causes them to drive less carefully," said Mark R. Moseley, a senior majoring in Latin, "This lets them know if they do that, they're going to get called on it."

Call 621-1790 to report unsafe UA drivers.