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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1616 |
| COLLISION AVOIDANCE TRAINING (C.A.T.) FOR TEENS |
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| Requester: |
PAUL E. BURRIS |
Organization: |
PARTNERS FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY |
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| Project Title: |
COLLISION AVOIDANCE TRAINING (C.A.T.) FOR TEENS |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 2:03:57 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Sebesta |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reduce the incidence and severity of traffic accidents involving young drivers. |
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| Recipient: |
PARTNERS FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY |
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Contact: |
PAUL E. BURRIS |
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1920 THOMASVILLE ROAD |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 681-0800 |
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TALLAHASSEE 32303 |
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| Counties: |
Alachua, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Hillsborough, Leon |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Reduce the Number of crashes, injuries and deaths of Florida's teenage drivers. Reduce the demand for public services and social services created by automobile crashes and the drain on local and state tax dollars caused by preventable accidents. When teens apply for their permits, a special 4 hour classroom course,providing the new driver with a strong foundation and understanding of vehicle dynamics and human kinetics. The second segment is 8 hours of behind-the wheel instruction on a driving range. Training exercises used in this program have been adopted from the law enforcement training manual and approved by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Comm. Instruction is one on one. Instructors ride with each student and students move to the next exercise only after the instructor feels the student has demonstrated a reasonable degree of skill. The proper and safe way to drive defensivly. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduce the number of crashes, injuries and deaths of Florida's teanage drivers. Reduce the demand for public services and social services created by automobile crashes and the drain on local and state tax dollars caused by preventable crashes.Florida ranks 3rd nationally in the number of teens killed or injured on our highways. Achieve at lease 90% student satisfaction rating for course cirriculum and range instruction. During the first 12 months, will graduate a minimum of 4000 Florida Teens. At least 85% of the teen drivers completing this program will not be involved in automobile accident. At least 75% of the teen drivers will not receive a moving traffic violation during the following 12 months. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$316,088 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$421,450 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$62,200 |
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In-kind Amount |
$43,163 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$316,088 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DHSMV 2002 CRASH REPORT/NATL.HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADM./ FL.DEPT OF EDU |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
LEON COUNTY BOARD OF CO.COMMISSION |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/14/2003 |
