Adopted at the 121st Annual Conference

Orlando, Florida

October 21, 2014

Support for the Drive to Save Lives/Drive to Zero Campaign

Submitted by: IACP Division of State and Provincial Police, State Association of Chiefs of Police, and Highway Safety Committee

SP.009.T14

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), led by the Division of State and Provincial Police, State Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Highway Safety Committee, recognize law enforcement leaders have an obligation to work together to reduce highway fatalities; and

WHEREAS, in 2013 over 33,000 lives were lost on our highways due to traffic related crashes, and highway fatalities ranked as one of the top 12 causes of death in the United States; and

WHEREAS, in an effort to safeguard the public as well as first responders and other emergency personnel whose duties require them to utilize the roadside, the Division of State and Provincial Police, State Association of Chiefs of Police, and Highway Safety Committee will lead an effort to reduce highway fatalities by 15 percent in 2014 through the Drive to Save Lives/Drive to Zero campaign; and

WHEREAS, the success of this campaign will be achieved by committing to data-driven enforcement; focusing on seat belt usage, speed enforcement, and targeting impaired and distracted driving. The campaign will also include enforcement actions against the unsafe driving behaviors of the operators of large trucks and buses; and

WHEREAS, this will be accomplished through educational and awareness programs, such as the Drive to Save Lives/Drive to Zero campaign and the nationwide Move Over campaign, high-visibility traffic enforcement, and the commitment to strengthening partnerships at all levels; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the IACP duly assembled at its 121st Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, supports the effort of the Drive to Save Lives/Drive to Zero campaign; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED the Drive to Save Lives/Drive to Zero campaign is a multi-year, ongoing effort by state police and highway patrols, county sheriffs, and municipal police agencies, to prevent the needless deaths that occur on roadways each year.