HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 89-10 No Text DrivingRESOLUTION NO. 89 -10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
WHEREAS, the City Council holds the health and safety of its citizens as a paramount
concern; and
WHEREAS, wireless phone use has become ubiquitous through our community, California,
and the nation as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the use of text messages has grown exponentially in recent years; and
WHEREAS, a recent Pew Internet & American Life Project study found that 26% of
American teens of driving age say that they have texted while driving, and 48°/o of all teens 12 to
17 say that they have been a passenger while a driver has sent a text message; and
WHEREAS, a recent Nationwide Insurance study showed that eighty percent of
respondents support some type of ban on sending text messages or emails while driving; and
WHEREAS, a recent Virginia Tech study showed sending electronic text messages while
driving makes an accident 23 times more likely; and
WHEREAS, a study conducted by The Transport Research Laboratory in the United
Kingdom showed that sending text messages while driving is riskier than driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs; and
WHEREAS, a driver that attempts to send electronic text messages while driving is not just
a hazard to themselves, but to passengers, other drivers, and pedestrians as well; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation has banned all commercial
truck and bus drivers from sending electronic text messages while driving, with the support of the
drivers' unions; and
WHEREAS, it is illegal to send electronic text messages while driving in the state of
California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Dublin promotes safe driving in
the state of California and hereby joins AT&T in its effort to educate the general public about the
danger of texting while driving.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ZZnd day of June, 2010, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Hart, Hildenbrand, Scholz, and Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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