HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2019.03.14 - 31007REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #19055
BY: Commissioners Eileen KowaII, District #6; Michael Spisz, District #3; Nancy Quarles, District #17;
Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Shelley Taub, District #12; Gwen Markham,
District #9; Bob Hoffman, District #2; Janet Jackson, District #21; Adam Kochendefer, District #15; Christine
Long, District #7;
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF APRIL 2019 AS DISTRACTED DRIVING
AWARENESS MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS distracted driving is the result of engaging in other activities while driving; and
WHEREAS according to the National Safety Council (NSC), cell phone distracted driving has become a
serious public health threat; and
WHEREAS the NSC estimates that as many as 40,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2018; and
WHEREAS the NSC further estimates that about 4.5 million roadway users were injured seriously enough
to require medical attention in 2018; and
WHEREAS a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) survey found that about 20% of
drivers between the ages of 18-20, and nearly 30% of drivers between the ages of 21-34 said that texting
makes no difference to their driving performance; and
WHEREAS the NHTSA survey also found that at least half of all drivers report that talking on a phone
makes no difference to their driving performance; and
WHEREAS the Texas A&M Transportation Institute conducted a study that revealed that the voice-to-text
method offers no real safety advantage over manual texting and driving performances suffered equally with
both methods; and
WHEREAS by designating a month to the awareness of distracted driving, the Board of Commissioners
look to educate Oakland County residents about the dangers of distracted driving.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates April 2018 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Oakland County and encourages all
motorists to practice safe driving behaviors.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #19055 March 14, 2019
Moved by KowaII seconded by Spisz to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #19055 —
Board of Commissioners — Designation of April 2019 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Oakland
County.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #19055 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of April 2019 as Distracted Driving Awareness
Month in Oakland County carried.
Moved by Kowall seconded by Spisz the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell,
Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson,
Kochenderfer. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
GERALD D. PI SSON
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTINO PURSUANT TO MO 45.9A(7!
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on March 14, 2019,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 14Th day of March, 2019.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County