PRO 2012-10TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
PROCLAMATION NO. 2012-10
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING SEPTEMBER 19, ·2012 AS
"TEXTING & DRIVING -IT CAN WAIT" DAY IN TROPHY CLUB.
WHEREAS, public safety, including the reduction of fatalities and injuries resulting
from motor vehicle accidents, are goals shared by the Town of Trophy Club, the State of
Texas; and
WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) estimate that nearly eighty percent of crashes
and 65 percent of near-crashes involve some form of driver inattention; and
WHEREAS, NHTSA and VTTI estimate that driver distraction is a factor in
approximately 4.78 million crashes, resulting in two million injuries, more than 34,000
fatalities, and as much as $184 billion in economic damages annually; and
WHEREAS, a university study found that college students face a crash risk eight
times greater when texting than when not texting; and
WHEREAS, VTTI found that truck drivers face a crash risk or near-crash risk 23
times greater when texting than when not texting; and
WHEREAS, the American Media Association called text messaging while driving "a
public health risk," citing a study that found text messaging while driving causes a 400
percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road; and
WHEREAS, AT&T, has launched a campaign to raise public awareness about the
risks of texting and driving and remind all wireless consumers, especially youth, that text
messages can -and should -wait until after driving; and
WHEREAS, the "Texting & Driving-It Can Wait" program can literally save lives
throughout our Town, State and Country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CONNIE WHITE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM:
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 AS "TEXTING & DRIVING -IT CAN WAIT" DAY
and encourage all citizens to commit to refraining from texting while driving and to join me in
commending the sponsors.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas
this 20 th day of August 2012.
/towALZ~
/Connie White, Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
nnon DePra~ , Town Secretary
own of Trophy Club, Texas