City of
Manhattan Beach
Prodamation
(Merers, castracen drang as ams acto tat dners attention fom the task of safe drame including talking or fetting, caling and danking or using narigation srstems; and (Merers, testing is the most alarming distraction, taking driver's eres off the road for an average of five seconds - the equialent of driving the length of' a football liekl at 55 mph with eres closed; and
(Wheerens in 2023 alone, distracted driving claimed the lies of 3,275 people on (.S. roads, making it a critical public safett priorițe; and
()heresis parental leaderslp, peer-to-peer advocact among feens, and workplace policies are essential tools in reducing these preventable tragedies; and (Merens, the National Higlway Trallic Salett Administration (NHTSA) and local lao enforcement partner cach April for Distracted Driving Avareness Month to enforce lite-saving lavs drough campaigus like "Put the Phone Awar or Par:" Naw. Thereore. Be I Resedred that 1, Dawid Lesser, Maror of the Cill of Manhattan Beach, Calitornia, on behalf of'te City Coucil and the residents ol Manhattan Beache, do herebt procam the month ol April, 2020 as
National Distraced Driving Arreness Month
and 1 urge all the citizens fo, pledge to drive distraction-liec, fo speak out against unsate driving habits, and to keep thei focus where it belongs: on the rod.
(Dutee this 7'day ol April, 2020.
ATTEST:
Mayor David Lesser
City Clerk Liza Tamura
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