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�Crq The mobility and accessibility afforded the individual is basic to the
success of the Ocoee land use and transportation system, where streets are
designed and operated to assure safety, comfort (i.e. perceived safety), and
accessibility for all users;
'&tudies have shown that over the past decade, on average, two
pedestrians are injured every day and one pedestrian is killed each week in
the Orlando- Kissimmee MSA; and
12) (ER E1Z ,f lorida Statute Title XXIII, Chapter 316.130 states that vehicle drivers
must yield right -of -way to a pedestrian crossing within a crosswalk; and a
pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than a crosswalk must
yield the right -of -way to a vehicle; and
C systematic regimen of public education, low -cost engineering and high -
visibility enforcement has been demonstrated to reduce pedestrian injuries
and fatalities in other markets; and
The City of Ocoee joins with the nation, state, other cities, towns,
counties, law enforcement, and regional planning authorities in a global
effort to reverse this deadly trend; and
� )QL'31Crq *, The City of Ocoee will participate in this effort by educating both drivers
and pedestrians through established means of constituent communications
and the production and dissemination of Ocoee - specific public awareness
in conjunction with supporting the efforts of groups such as Bike /Walk
Central Florida and the participation in pedestrian specific enforcement
actions.
Xga�Yt ffe ,, I, S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor, do hereby proclaim the month of
November, 2013 as,
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY MONTH
in Ocoee, and urge all citizens observe these actions to enhance the health and well -being of
the people of Ocoee and visitors, and contribute to our goal of creating a more walkable, and
livable, community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal
of the City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed
this 5 °i day of November 2013.