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SCHEDULE A Exhibit II Grant No: GRANT DESCRIPTION PAGE# PROBLEM STATEMENT Identin,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 on 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 is 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 is 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 issued a total of 6,248 citations for non-compliance with this law (January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2013). Officers' island wide issued 39 citations during the same time to motorist who violated this law and were involved in a traffic casualty. On May 20, 2013, Governor Neil Abercrombie signed House Bill 980 which took effect July 1, 2013. The Bill establishes a state law that creates consistent requirements across all counties for the use of mobile electronic devices while driving and will simplify enforcement. Hawaii Police Department issued over the past two years the following number of citations for Use of Mobile Electronic Devices While Operating a Vehicle: • Federal Fiscal Year 2011 — 184 (June 1, 2011 to September 30, 2011) • Federal Fiscal Year 2012 — 493 • Federal Fiscal Year 2013 — 309 (October 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013) 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.