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RESOLUTION NO. 07-282
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER
10, 2007, AS THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
uPUT THE BRAKES ON FATALITIES
DAY" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Traffic crashes in the United States of America took
512,621 lives in the last twelve years; January 1,1995,
through December 31, 2006, including 42,642 lives in 2006.
2. Traffic crashes in Florida claimed 36,522 lives in
the last twelve years, including 3,374 lives in 2006. The
following is a chart indicating Florida's Yearly Traffic Death
Toll from 1995 through 2006:
Florida's Yearly Traffic Death Toll
Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Deaths 2,805 2,753 2,785 2,825 2,920 2,999 3,012 3,136 3,169 3,244 3,533 3,374
3. Traffic crashes in St. Lucie County claimed 51 lives
In 2006, 53 lives in 2005, 46 lives in 2004, 40 lives In 2003,
and 48 lives in 2002.
4. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for
people ages 6 to 33; and over half of passenger vehicle
occupants killed died unbuckled. Motorcycle rider fatalities
now account for 11 percent of total fatalities, and 4,784
pedestrians and 773 bicyclists were killed in 2006 traffic
crashes.
5. An estimated 2.54 million people were injured In
traffic crashes in the United States in 2006; and these
roadway deaths and injuries in the United States cost society
$230.6 billion a year, about $820.00 per person.
6 .
The
Vatican
published
these
Drivers'
"Ten
Commandments" in 2007.
I .
II.
III.
IV.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
V.
You shall not kill.
The road shall be for you a means of communion
between people and not of mortal harm.
Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help
you deal with unforeseen events.
Be charitable and help your neighbor in need,
especially victims of accidents.
Cars shall not be for you an expression of
power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
Charitably convince the young and not so young
not to drive when they are not in a fitting
condition to do so.
Support the families of accident victims.
Bring guilty motorists and their victims
together, at the appropriate time, so that they
can undergo the liberating experience of
forgiveness.
On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
Feel responsible towards others.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim October 10, 2007, as
the Seventh Annual "PUT THE BRAKES ON FATALITIES DAY" in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to
renew their cormnitment to traffic safety and to help save
lives by Driving As If Your LIFE Depends On It; promoting safe
driving behaviors and by sharing these important messages
throughout our cormnunity.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9th day of October, 2007.
ATTEST:
COMMISSIONERS
FLORIDA
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