Res 20-73 RESOLUTION NO. 20-73.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, RESOLVING
TO JOIN WITH THE FLORIDA FEDERATION OF
SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS IN ENDORSING AND
URGING PASSAGE OF CERTAIN LEGISLATION
STRENGTHENING DRIVER REQUIREMENTS AND RE-
QUIRING OTHER SAFETY PROCEDURES DURING
THE REGULAR 1973 SESSION OF THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, an all-time high of more than 57,000 Americans died
in traffic crashes in the United States during 1972; and
WHEREAS, an all-time high of almost 2,500 people died in
traffic crashes in Florida during 1972; and
WHEREAS, the phenominal growth of motor vehicle ownership
and use in the State suggests that our economic loss in Florida,
from traffic accidents alone, will soon approach an unprecedented
one billion dollars per year; and
WHEREAS, drunk drivers continue to cause a sickeningly dis-
proportionate percentage of the fatal and serious injury accidents;
and
WHEREAS, a continuing increase in the use of two wheeled
vehicles, both motorized and human-powered, is accompanied by an
alarming increase in death and injury among our children and young
adults; and
WHEREAS, our official programs for accident prevention are
so obviously inadequate to meet this rapidly growing challenge; and
WHEREAS, we wish to cooperate with the Florida Federation of
Safety Organizations and other responsible agencies which share our
concern,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that after careful study the
City Council of the City of Delray Beach joins with the Florida
Federation of Safety Organizations in endorsing and urging passage
of legislation during the reqular 1973 session of the Florida
Legislature to provide:
1. Classified driver licensing to require that appli-
cants demonstrate ability to operate a vehicle of
each type or class he or she wishes to be licensed to
dr ive.
2. Strengthened periodic driver re-examination to
include measuring the applicant's recognition of new
highway signs and markings, his understanding of
defensive driving tactics, and to review his past
driving record; each to be scored segments of the
re-exam inat ion.
3. Mandatory chemical testing for alcohol of all
deceased drivers, and surviving drivers involved
in accidents with fatal or serious injury to some-
one else; and provision for pre-arrest breath
testing of any suspected drinking driver upon
police officer request.
4. Require adequate environmental safety standards
for safe operation of bicycles within two mile
radius of all public schools.
5. Mandatory reporting of judicial disposition of
all moving hazardous violations within ten days to
the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
6. Provide authority for a medical review board
for the administration of driver licenses.
7. Require counties to employ engineers for high-
way safety design, construction and maintenence.
8. Increase requirements for ambulance driver/attend-
and and require both to be in the ambulance.
9. Require reflective warning decals on the side of
railway cars to make them visible at night.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in reqular session this 24th day of
April, 1973.
ATTEST:
City C~rk
MEMORANDUM
1'o: City Manager 4-20-73
Chief Grantham
Fla. Fed. of Safety Org.
All items listed are 9nportant and feel that we should join with
other organizations and urge passage of them to state legislative
body.
James S. Grantham
SUGGESTED RESOLUTION & PROCEDURE
'~:lease stu~4, y the Florida Federation of Safety Drganizations Legislative
Summary carefully, and
onare information learned frorn today's meeting with merr, bers of your
organization, and
*Ur_~g_e consideration of each item individually, and
*Move for adoption of the resolution, listing each approved item, and
*Forward copies of your resoltuion, after adoption, to:
/Senator Ralph ~oston, Chairma /Representative Vernon Hollowa>
~Senate Transportation tommittee] ]Chairman
Holland Building / [ House Transportation Committee,
Tallahassee, Florida / ~ Holland Building
~Tallahas see,
Florida
~ .¥Irs, ,qillia~ R..iidd, Chairm~
/
Palm
Beach
'.ounty
Florida /ssociation of !¥orr~en] [Local Delegation
. S~fety Leaders / ~' Legislative )elegatio
~ / £ HoD. ~aymond Moudry, RePres ~.ntative
Box
1286
/
(
R~edia) The Capitol, Tallaha: see,Fla.
~Ocala, Florida 3Z670 / 32304
,/¢HEREAS, an all time high of more than 57,090 Americans died
in traffic crashes in the United States during 1972, and
41HEREAS, an all-~ime high of almost 2,500 people died in traffic
cra. shes in Florida during 1972, and
'¢iH£REAS, the phenominal growth of motor vehicle ownership and
use: in this State suggests that our economic loss in Florida, from traffic
accidents alone will soon approach an unprecedented one billion dollars
pe:r year, and
WHEREAS, drunk drivers continue to cause a sickeningly disproportionate
percentage of the fatal and serious injury accidents, and
,VHEREAS, a continuing increase in the use of two wheeled vehicles,
both motorized and human-powered, is accompanied by an alarming increase
in death and injury among our children and young adults, and
WHEREAS, our official programs for accident prevention are so
obviously inadequate to meet this rapidly growing challenge, and
v~HEREAS, we wish to cooperate with the Florida Federation of Safety
Organizations and other responsible agencies which share our concern,
ND%V, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that after careful study the
joins with the Florida Federation of Safety
Dxganizations in endorsing and urging passage of legislation during the
reg~llar 1973 session of the Florida Legislature to provide:
(List items here, from Legislative Summary which your organization app r o ye s )
(President)
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*1, Classified driver licensing to require that a~plicant~ demonstrate ability
to operate a vehicl~ of each type or class he or she wishes to be
licensed to drive.
*2. Strengthened. periodic driver re-e~m~nation to include ,,.assuring the
applicant's recognition of new highway s~.gns and ri'az XS.~as, his
understanding of defensive driving t~ctics, and to re'.'i~v, hi~ ~ast
driving record; each to be scored segments of the re-examination.
*3. Mandatory chemical testing for alcohol of all deceased drivers, and r
surviving drivers involved in accidents with latex
someone else; and pro,,isinn for pre-,arrest breatl,, t~stin~ of any
suspected drinking drfver
*4. Require adequate environmental safety stan~r~s io:c cafe operation of
bicycles within two mi~e radi.as of a.1 pu[..lic school:.
*5. Mandatory reporting of judicla[t di~o~i~lo~:, of all rnov;.n~ hazardou~ violation~
within ten days to the ~epart:ment t:f :~ighway Ca/et? and Motar V~hicles.
6. ~r.~vide authority for ~ medical review board for the adh inistration of
driver license~.
7. Require counties to eric)lo,.' engineers for highway safety C, esign, cor_structic.~
and r~ai~t'~nanC'e."
8. Increase requirerr, ents for arr. bulance ar~v.r/attendant and require both
be in the ambulance.
9. Mandatory utilization of available restraint systems.
10. .,Kequire reflective ~.varning decals on the side of railway cars_ to marne
them visible a~ night.
*Denotes priority legis.]at~ve matt ~r. i'[o ozder ox px'ior~ty inferred.