CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Councilmember Mike Karbassi
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2005, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly as the appropriate acknowledgement for victims of road traffic crashes and their families; and
WHEREAS, the purpose is to remember the millions of people killed in roadway crashes world-wide each year; an average of 3,195 lives lost annually in California last decade, and according to Fresno PD, 58 people were killed on Fresno’s roadways last year.
According to UC Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research & Education Center, this is higher than Fresno’s average of 38 deaths over the past decade - numbers that also represent loved ones and friends whose lives will be forever altered by these losses; and
WHEREAS, it is also meant to serve as an opportunity to thank emergency service providers and first responders, to reflect on the tremendous burden and emotional consequences of road traffic crashes to families and communities and to commit to taking steps to create a strategic plan to end traffic deaths in Fresno; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation has recently committed itself to implementing a National Roadway Safety Strategy
WHEREAS, as a City, we strive to make our streets safe for all road users, including motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, and those living with limited mobility or disabilities.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Mayor Jerry Dyer and Fresno City Councilmembers do hereby recognize:
“World Day of Remembrance”
in the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 10 th
day of February 2022.
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY DYER, Honorable Mayor ESMERALDA SORIA, Councilmember District 1
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2 MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Councilmember District 4 LUIS CHAVEZ, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Council Vice President