WHEREAS, traffic crashes cause more than 42,000 fatalities nationwide each year and are the leading cause of death for people ages 6 to 33; and

WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reports that over 3,000 people lost their lives to traffic accidents in Florida last year; and

WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reports that there were 36 traffic fatalities in Leon County in 2003, and 17 fatalities in 2004; and

WHEREAS, poor road conditions and obsolete designs contribute to more than 15,000 highway deaths annually; and

WHEREAS, safer 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

WHEREAS, the use of cost-effective roadway safety improvements such as all-weather signing and markings, traffic signals, skid resistant pavements and removal of roadside hazards could also greatly reduce the number of traffic crashes; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEON COUNTY FLORIDA that the week of October 10, 2005, be hereby declared

in Leon County. We encourage all citizens to consider safe driving habits this week and every week, and drive as though their lives depended on it. We pledge to do our part to reduce traffic fatalities by maintaining all roads and thoroughfares under our jurisdiction according to the best traffic safety practices available to us.

DATED this 11^th day of October, A.D. 2005.