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Sponsored by: Mayor Stoddard
City Commission Meeting: 9-05-17
1 RESOLUTION NO: _____ _
2 A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South
3 Miami, Florida in support of House Bill 47 sponsored by Representatives
4 Richard Stark and Emily Siosberg regarding changing the Florida Statute
5 on texting while driving from a secondary to a primary offense.
6 WHEREAS, Representative Stark has been an advocate for safety on our roads
7 since his election in 2012; and
8 WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature passed a law to ban texting while driving, but
9 only as a secondary offence, meaning that law enforcement cannot cite a driver unless
10 they are violating another law, such as speeding or careless driving; and
11 WHEREAS, texting while driving in Florida is not considered a moving violation,
12 and only carries a $30 fine as a traffic infraction; and
13 WHEREAS, currently 47 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam
14 and the Virgin Islands have a ban on texting and driving, and Florida is only one of four
15 that considers it a secondary offense; and
16 WHEREAS, 14% of all traffic crashes involve distracted drivers and of those more
17 than one half involved the use of a mobile phone; and
18 WHEREAS, an auto accident is five times more likely from mobile phone use than
19 from normal driving and texting requires that a driver take his or her eyes off of the road
20 more often than any other use of a mobile phone; and
21 WHEREAS, House Bill 47, sponsored by Reps. Richard Stark and Emily Siosberg
22 would delete the provision in amending s. 316.305, F.S so as to remove the requirement
23 that the law only be enforced as a secondary action.
24 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
25 THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
26 Section 1. The City Commission hereby supports HB 47 (Texting While Driving)
27 sponsored by Reps. Richard Stark and Emily Siosberg and support the change in s.
28 316.305, F.S so as to give our police officers the tools to increase road safety by making
29 texting while driving a primary offense, and to join the FL Don't Text and Drive Coalition.
30 Section 2. Severability. If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this
31 resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
32 jurisdiction, this holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
33 resolution.
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CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND EXECUTION
EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Welsh:
Commissioner Harris:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Edmond:
2016 Distracted Driving Crashes by County*
County Sum of Crashes Sum of Incapacitating Injuries Sum of Fatalities
2013 39,141 3,129 200
2014 42,331 3,401 224
2015 45,978 3,494 220
2016 t49,231 3,563 235
Alachua 1,005 54 1
Baker 102 23 0
Bay 648 38
Bradford 54 5
Brevard 1,045 79 11
Broward 4175 104 9
Calhoun 40 20 0
Charlotte 289 18 2
Citrus 227 79 1
Clay: 498 11 0
Collier 594 25
Columbia 281 30
DeSoto 24 12 0
Dixie 17 4 0
Duval 2,744 136 9
Escambia 681 82 2
Flagler 208 11 1
Franklin 30 1 0
Gadsden 115 5 1
Gilchrist 16 2 1
Glades 37 2 1
Gulf 36 7 0
Hamilton 36 7 2
Hardee 21 10 0
Hendry 71 11 2
Hernando 228 40 4
Highlands 229 24
Hillsborough 4,861 230
Holmes 24 0
Indian River 383 21
Jackson 138 17
Jefferson 37 5
Lafayette 5 0 0
Lake 516 57 5
Lee 1,484 133 18
Leon 926 21 2
Levy 49 2 4
Libeffit 24 1 1
Madison 34 4 0
Manatee 622 83 4
Marion 502 46 14
Martin 220 7 0
Miami-Dade 4,340 133 21
Monroe 301 37 2
Nassau 208 15 0
Okaloosa 852 22 1
Okeechobee 69 2 0
Orange 6094 625 25
Osceola 1,524 348 6
Palm Beach 2,525 141 2
Pasco 887 239 5
Pinellas 2,058 122 6
Polk 1,259 43 5
Putnam 200 15 0
Santa Rosa 287 22 1
Sarasota 696 62 2
Seminole 1,061 24 4
St. Johns 630 34 3
St. Lucie 854 14 3
Sumter 394 23 2
Suwannee 87 12 3
Ta~lor 41 4 0
Union 33 3 0
Volusia 1,180 134 8
Wakulla 85 1 0
Walton 241 16 3
Washington 49 5 0
'Pr eli min ary d at a as o f Ma rc h 29, 2017
NOTE : Mu lt ip le di stractio ns ca n be n o t ed i n a sin g le crash , so c ras hes co u l d b e counted t w ice .
A SAFER
IDA
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HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
So u rc e: Flo ri da Departme nt of Hi g hw ay Safet y and Moto r Ve hi ci es
2016 Distracted Driving Citations by County*
County Wearing of Head set Textin g First Offen se
Textin g School Zone Te xting School Zone Te xting Subsequent
Subsequent 1st
2013 563 424 1 6 14
2014 2,424 1,596 11 20 18
2015 2,009 1,363 12 14
2016 1,772 1,388 18 16
Alachua 49 15 0 0
Baker 0 2 0 0
Bay 7 13 0 0
Bradford 0 0 0 0
Brevard 10 24 0 1
Broward 252 151 0 0
Calhoun 0 0 0 0
Charlotte 7 8 0 0
Citrus 0 2 0 1
Cia}, 3 0 0 0
Collier 19 7 0 0
Columbia 1 2 0 0
DeSoto 0 0 0 0
Dixie 0 1 0 0
18 82 0 0
6 7 0 0
1 2 0 0
0 0 0 0
4 4 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0
Hamilton 5 0 0 0
Hardee 3 0 0 0
Hendry 3 1 0 0
Hernando 1 8 0 0
Highlands 0 1 0 0
Hillsborough 77 52 0 1
0 0 0 0
14 9 0 0
2 0 0
1 1 0
1 0 0 0
14 10 0 0
39 83 0 3
26 15 0 1
0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2
2 0 0 0
5 12 0 0
12 26 1 0
622 287 3 2
26 0 0 0
7 10 0 0
0 11 0 3
3 1 0 0
172 98 0 0
28 13 0 0 0
154 180 0 0 2
Pasco 7 20 1 0 0
18 45 7 0 2
25 48 1 0 0
1 4 0 0 0
8 16 2 1 0
25 17 0 0 0
24 38 0 0 0
7 11 0 0 0
22 1 6 2 0 0
2 2 0 1 0
6 1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 0
30 22 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
1 6 0 0 0
Was hingt o n 0 0 0 0 0
"Data as of February 22, 2017
NOTE: 2013 data includes October -December 2013, due to The Fl orida Ban on Tex ting While Driving Law taking effect on October 1,2013 .
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HIGHWAY SAFE""N AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Source: Florid a Department o f Hi ghway Safety and Motor Veh ic les
2016 Distracted Driving Crashes by Type of Distraction*
Sum of Crashes Sum of Incapacitating
Injuries Sum of Fatalities Year/Type of Distraction
2013 39141 3129 200
In at te ntive 23,299 2,059 117
Oth e r In side the Ve hi c le 6,001 427 11
External Di straction (Outsid e th e Ve hi c le) 4,611 288 41
El ectro ni c Co mmunication Dev ic es (Ce ll phon e) 3,694 251 22
Oth e r Elec tronic Dev ice (nav iga tion , DVD ) 1,343 91
Tex ti ng 193 13
2014 42331 3401
In atte nti ve 26,684 2,423
Oth e r Insid e t he Veh icl e 6,040 376
Exte rn a l Di straction (Outsid e th e Vehic le) 4 ,496 287 31
El ectro ni c Co mmunication Dev ices (Ce l l phon e) 3,578 211 12
Othe r Elec troni c Dev ice (na v igation , DVD ) 1,330 95 7
Text i ng 203 9 o
2015 45978 3494 220
Inattentive 29,524 2,500 132
Oth er In side th e Ve hicl e 6,426 408 27
Ext e rnal Di stract ion (Outsid e th e Veh icl e) 4,461 248 19
El ectronic Commu ni catio n Devices (Cel l phon e) 3,866 224 31
Oth er Electron ic Dev ic e (na v igation , DVD ) 1,498 103 8
Text i ng 203 11 3
2016 49231 3,563 235
32,824 2,705
6,451 361
4,255 223 Exte rn al Di straction (Outside th e Ve hicl e) 26
3,979 203 Electron ic Co mmunicatio n Dev ices (Cell p ho ne, etc.) 19
1,530 63 Oth er Elec tron ic Dev ice (nav igatio n, DVD, etc.) 1
192 8 Text i ng __________________________ 2_
'Prel im in ary d ata as o f Ma rch 29, 2017 .
NOTE: Mu l tip l e d i st racti ons can b e no t ed in a si ngle c ras h, so cras hes cou ld b e cou nt ed t w ice.
A SAFER
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HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
So urce: Florida Depa rtm ent of Hi g hway Safety and Moto r Ve hi c les
2016 Distracted Driving Crashes by Type of Agency*
Year/T y pe of Agency Sum of Cra s hes
Sum o f Incapa c itating Sum o f Fataliti es
Injuries
2013 39141 3,129 200
Florid a Highway Patrol 16,666 1,862 129
Sheriff's Office 9,085 548 24
Pol ice Department 13,373 719 47
Other 17 0 0
2014 42331 3401 224
Florida Hi ghway Patrol 18,189 2,145 150
Sheriff's Office 9,712 525 32
Police Department 14,414 731 42
Other 16 0
2015 45,978 3,494
Florida Highway Patrol 19,415 2,420 156
Sheriff's Office 11,041 470 23
Police Department 15,501 604 41
Other 21 0
2016 49,231 3,563
Florida Hi g hwa y Patrol 19,392 2,534 156
Sher iff's Offi ce 13,209 456 37
Po l ice Department 16,610 573 42
Ot h er 20 0 0
'P relimina ry data as of March 29, 20 17
NOTE: Multiple distractions can be no ted in a si ngle cras h, so crashes could be co un ted twice.
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HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Source: Flor ida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Veh icle s
2016 Distracted Driving Citations by Issuing Agency*
county Wearing of Headset Texting First Offe nse Texti n g School Zone Te x ting School Zone Tex ting Subsequent
Subsequent 1st
2013 563 424 1 6 14
FHP 132 98 0 1 8
Sheri f f 's Offi ce 124 97 0 3 2
City Police 300 228 1 2 4
Oth er 7 1 0 0 0
2014 2,424 1596 11 20 18
FH P 592 375 1 4 7
Sheriff's Office 518 450 0 8 4
Ci ty Pol ice 1299 764 9 8 7 ---
Other 15 7 1 0
2015 2,009 1,363 12 14
FH P 419 370 5 2 11
Sheriff's Office 503 444 2 7 9
Ci ty Pol ice 1082 545 5 5 5
Other 5 4 0 0 0
2016 1,772 1,388 18 16 11
FHP 395 365 9 6 3
Sheriff's Office 399 420 3 3 4 --
City Police 970 602 6 7 4
Other 8 1 0 0 0
'Data as of February 22, 2017
NOTE: 2013 data in c lud es October -Dece mbe r 2013, due to The Flor ida Ban on Texti ng While Dri v in g Law taking efl ec t on October 1, 2013 .
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HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
So u rce : Florida Departmen t o f Hi ghway Sa fety and Motor Vehicles