2021-04-07 City Council Item No. 5.2 Distracted Driving Awareness Month Proclamation Presentation Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsDISTRACTED
DRIVING
AWARENESS MONTH
PROCLAMATION
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APRIL 7, 2021
OUTLINE
•BACKGROUND
•DISTRACTED DRIVING KEY FACTS AND STATISTICS
•MENIFEE-SPECIFIC DISTRACTED DRIVING FACTS AND ACTIONS
•DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH OUTREACH AND PROCLAMATION
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Traffic has decreased since the start of pandemic
BACKGROUND
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Roads are more dangerous
700+ people injured in distracted driving crashes daily
Since 2010 Congress has declared April as
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
BACKGROUND
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BACKGROUND—WHAT IS DISTRACTED DRIVING?
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•Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from
operating a vehicle,including using a cellphone,eating and
drinking,talking to passengers and adjusting climate controls.
Declaring April as
Distracted Driving
Awareness Month brings
awareness to the dangers of
distracted driving
CITY OF MENIFEE DISTRACTED DRIVING
AWARENESS MONTH PARTICIPATION7
DISTRACTED DRIVING KEY FACTS & STATISTICS
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•660,000+ drivers using a
hand-held device
•3,142 lives lost due to
distracted driving in 2019
•26,000 people died in
distracted driving collisions
from 2012-2019
MENIFEE DISTRACTED DRIVING KEY FACTS
& STATISTICS 9
•Since July 1, 2020,
approximately 60 collisions in
Menifee involved a distracted
driver
o 22 of these collisions
resulted in injury
o 1 of these collisions
resulted in a fatality
•Since July 1, 2020,
approximately 259 cell phone
citations have been issued
•Menifee PD is partnering
with the Office of Traffic
Safety for additional
enforcement.
•The PD will also be
conducting maximum
enforcement operations
to boost awareness.
•Social Media posts will
highlight our activities
and results.
MENIFEE PD DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS
MONTH ACTIVITIES10
COMMUNITY OUTREACH 11
This April for Distracted
Driving Awareness Month,
take the @National Safety
Council #JustDrive pledge and
commit to driving distraction free:
nsc.org/pledge
PROCLAMATION12
City of Menifee proclaims April
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
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