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SCHEDULE A Grant No: Exhibit II GRANT DESCRIPTION PAGE # PROBLEM STATEMENT Identify the traffic safety related problem or deficiency that the proposed grant is intended to correct. Identify and gather appropriate data relevant to the problem. Collision /fatalities data appropriate to the identified problem and a brief analysis of the data is required. When available, three years of data should be presented and analyzed. When identifying the problem, take into consideration changes in population, traffic patterns and other demographic dynamics that may affect traffic safety. Distracted driving is any non - driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task of driving and increase the risk of crashing. There are three main types of distractions; visual- taking your eyes off the road, manual- taking your hands off the wheel and Cognitive- taking your mind off what you are doing. (NHTSA) In 2009, 5,474 people were killed in U.S. roadways and an estimated additional 448,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted driving. (FARS and GES) Using a cell phone while driving, whether it's hand -held or hands -free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent (Source: University of Utah) Drivers who use hand -held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) Hawai' i County seeing that this was a growing problem nationwide; added to the Hawai' i County Code, Section 24- 167.1- Use of mobile electronic devices while operating a vehicle which took effect on January 1, 2010. Officers Island wide has issued a total of 1060 citations between January 1, 2010 and April 14, 2011 for non - compliance with this law. The Summer 2010 Hawai' i Seat belt Use Survey, conducted by the University of Hawai' i at Manoa showed that 1.55% of the drivers observed (on the Big Island) during this survey were using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. GRANT GOALS Goals serve as the foundation upon which the grant is built. Goals are what you hope to accomplish by implementing a traffic safety grant and represent an end result. Grant goals should be stated in measurable terms ( i.e., a percent reduction), be concise and deal with a specific item, be realistic with a reasonable probability of achievement, and be related to a specific time frame (a "by" date). Please notate baseline from which the reduction /increase will result. Hawai' i Police Department would like to reduce the number of drivers using an electronic mobile device while operating a motor vehicle by one (1) percent from 1.55% to .55% by September 30, 2012.