Res No 181-17-14982RESOLUTION NO: 181-17-14982
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South
Miami, Florida in support of House Bill 47 sponsored by Representatives
Richard Stark and Emily Siosberg regarding changing the Florida Statute
on texting while driving from a secondary to a primary offense,.
WHEREAS, Representative Stark has been an advocate for safety on our roads
since his election in 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature passed a law to ban texting while driving, but
only as a secondary offence, meaning that law enforcement cannot cite a driver unless
they are violating another law, such as speeding or careless driving; and
WHEREAS, texting while driving in Florida is not considered a moving violation,
and only carries a $30 fine as a traffic infraction; and
WHEREAS, currently 47 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam
and the Virgin Islands have a ban on texting and driving, and Florida is only one of four
that considers it a secondary offense; and
WHEREAS, 14% of all traffic crashes involve distracted drivers and of those more
than one half involved the use of a mobile phone; and
WHEREAS, an auto accident is five times more likely from mobile phone use than
from normal driving and texting requires that a driver take his or her eyes off of the road
more often than any other use of a mobile phone; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 47, sponsored by Reps. Richard Stark and Emily Siosberg
would delete the provision in amending s. 316.305, F.S so as to remove the requirement
that the law only be enforced as a secondary action.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
Section 1. The City Commission hereby supports HB 47 (Texting While Driving)
sponsored by Rep~. Richard Stark and Emily Siosberg and support the change in s.
316.305, F.S so as to give our police officers the tools to increase road safety by making
texting while driving a primary offense, and to join the FL Don't Text and Drive Coalition.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
resolution.
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Res. No. 181-17-14982
Section 3. Effective Date: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thisSth day of Septembe!; 2017.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
~~~ A/!t!4144 Y CLERK MAYO
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COMMISSION VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Stoddard: Yea
Vice Mayor Welsh: Yea
Commissioner Harris: Yea
Commissioner Liebman: Yea
Commissioner Edmond: Yea
county Sum of Crashes Sum of Incapacitating Injuries Sum of Fatalities
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NOTE: Multiple distractions can be noted in a single crash, so crashes could be counted twice.
Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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"Data as of February 22, 2017
NOTE: 2013 data includes October· December 2013, due to The Florida Ban on Texting While Driving law taking effect on October 1,2013.
Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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_ _ __ ~Iec_~~0r:t~c Com~':!.~~<:atic:>.r:'p~,,-!C~S (c::e!1 ph~ne) 3,578 ______________ ~!~____ _ ______ .!~ _
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'Preliminary data as of March 29,2017.
NOTE: Multiple distractions can be noted in a single crash, so crashes could be counted twice.
Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Sum of Crashes
Sum of Incapacitating Sum of Fatalities
Florida Highway _~_~~!:..~ __________ . __ .__ _ 16,666 . ____________ . 1,862 ___ 129
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______ . ___ ~h~!iff's_~!!ice __ .. _ .. _ .. ____ .... _~~041._ ..... _ ... _____ . ________ ~70 _____ . __ -_. ______ ~~ _
_______ ._...!'olice Departm~nt. _____ . ______ "_..!?,~~ __ .. _______ . 604 41
Other 21 0 0
·Preliminary data as of March 29, 2017
NOTE: Multiple distractions can be noted in a single crash, so crashes could be counted twice.
Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
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Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles