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'([raffic crashes in the United States took more than 586,000 lives over
the past fourteen years and is the leading cause of death for people 6 to 33;
and;
jflorida traffic crashes claimed over 2900 lives in 2008; and alcohol-
related crashes account for 32 percent of all traffic fatalities; and
tlBeaths and injuries on U. S. highways cost in the United States in 2006
over $231 billion annually; and
$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; and
'([he cost-effective roadway safety improvements such as all-weather
signing and markings, traffic signals, skid resistant pavements, and
removal of road side hazards could also greatly reduce the number of
traffic crashes; and
\!rhe 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;
~, g~, I, Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim
Friday, October 10,2009 as
PUT TH.E 13 'RA KES 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 ofOcoee, Florida to be affixed at
Ocoee, Florida, this 6th day of October 2009
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Proclamation
T&;lundreds of children could be saved each year if communities take
steps to make pedestrian safety a priority; and
~ lack of physical activity plays a leading role in rising rates of
obesity; diabetes and other health problems among children and
being able to walk or bicycle to school offers an opportunity to build
activity into daily routine; and
ilBriving students to school by private vehicle contributes to traffic
congestion and air pollution; and
~n important role for parents and caregivers is to teach children
about pedestrian safety and become aware of the difficulties and
dangers that children face on their trip to school each day and the
health and environmental risks related to physical inactivity and air
pollution; and
(!Community leaders and parents can determine the "walkability" of
their community by using a walkability checklist; and
(!Community members and leaders should make a plan to make
immediate changes to enable children to safety walk and bicycle in
our communities and develop a list of suggestions for
improvements that can be done over time; and
(!Children, parents and community leaders around the world are
joining together to walk to school and evaluate walking and
bicycling conditions in their communities; and
~ql11, flJperelore, I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby
declare the observance of October 7, 2009 as:
INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL OA Y IN OCOKt:
in the City of Ocoee. and I encourage everyone to consider safety and health of children
today and everyday..
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this 6th day of
October, 2009
S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor