HomeMy WebLinkAboutII(C) Proclamation -- Put The Brakes On Fatalities Day Agenda 10-01-2002
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WHEREAS, ' raffic crashes cause more than 41,500 fatalities each year and are the leading
cause of death for people ages 6 to 33;
WHEREAS, ,.early 300 children under the 5 years old who were killed in motor vehicle
crashes in 1999 were totally unrestrained;
WHEREAS, alcohol—related crashes account for 38 percent of all traffic fatalities;
WHEREAS, Poor road conditions and obsolete designs contribute to more than 15,000
highway deaths annually;
WHEREAS, deaths and injuries on U. S. highways cost society over $150 billion annually;
WHEREAS, afer driving behaviors such as the use of seat belts, not drinking and driving and
obeying traffic laws would dramatically reduce the number of traffic-related
injuries and deaths;
WHEREAS, cZhe cost-effective roadway safety improvements such as all-weather signing and
markings, traffic signals, skid resistant pavements and removal of roadsize
hazards could also greatly reduce the number of traffic crashes;
WHEREAS, Zhe continued development of safer vehicles and protective traffic safety
equipment such as helmets will enhance people's ability to protect themselves and their families
from preventable and tragic permanent injuries and deaths;
O.�o.&, C'J ezekte, I, Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim the
Thursday, October 10, 2002 as
PUT THE BAKES ON FATALITIES DAY
and call upon everyone to help save lives by spreading these important messages throughout our
communities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto
have set my hand and caused the Great Seal
of the City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed at
Ocoee, Florida, this 1st day of October 2002