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SCHEDULE A Exhibit II Grant No: GRANT DESCRIPTION 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 5,292 citations for non-compliance with this law (January 1, 2010-March 19, 2013). On March 19, 2013, the State of Hawaii enacted HRS 291C-137 (Act 74) Mobile Electronic Device (MED). Officers Island wide issued a total of 2,439 citations for non-compliance with this law (March 19, 2013-February 20, 2014). During FFY 2013 HPD issued 591 MED citations of which 477 were issued at grant funded distracted driver checkpoints. With the use of the funding from the Distracted Driver Grant, the Hawai'i Police Department (HPD) will concentrate enforcement efforts on an overtime basis to reduce the number of violators using an electronic device while operating a 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. HPD will issue 400 or more MED citations HRS 291C-137 (Act 74) with grant funds in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2015. GRANT OBJECTIVES Objectives are tasks or activities conducted in order to accomplish the grant goal(s) (e.g., develop permanent fitting stations for child restraints, enforcement activities, educational activities, etc.). Grant objectives should be stated in measurable terms (i.e., a percent reduction, number of training to be held, number of roadblocks, etc.), 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. In addition, HPD will: 1. Conduct 150 distracted driver checkpoints island wide to enforce HRS 291C-137 (Act 74) MED violations. 2. Issue 400 MED citations while at distracted driver checkpoints.