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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> GME - STEP <br /> (Overtime) <br /> SCHEDULE A <br /> GRANT No. PT1490 <br /> GRANT DESCRIPTION PAGE 1 <br /> <br /> PROBLEM STATEMENT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In 2011, California's traffic fatalities increased 2.6 percent (2,720 vs. 2,791) - still one of the lowest levels <br /> since the federal government began recording traffic fatalities in 1975. California 2011 Mileage Death Rate <br /> (MDR) - fatalities per 100 million miles traveled - is 0.87, and marks the third time California has been below <br /> 1.0. California is much better than the national 1.1 1 MDR. Fatality rates increased 3 percent from 2010 to 2011, <br /> and are projected to increase an additional 3 percent in 2012. <br /> <br /> <br /> Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities (fatalities in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle rider (operator) with a <br /> blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or greater) matches our historic low of <br /> 774 in 2010 and 2011. The 774 figure is the lowest DUI death total ever. As a percent of total fatalities, alcohol- <br /> impaired fatalities decreased from 29 percent in 2010 to 28 percent in 2011. This number has remained <br /> virtually unchanged in the past five years and DUI arrests have dropped in 2011 to 180,212 as compared to <br /> 195,897 in 2010. The 2011 DUI arrest figure represents the lowest DUI arrests since 2002. <br /> <br /> <br /> For the second year in row, OTS commissioned an observational survey of cell phone use by drivers within the <br /> state, looking for hand-held and hands-free talking as well as texting and other use of mobile devices while <br /> driving. The overall rate was 10.8 percent of drivers on the road using cell phones at any given daylight time, up <br /> from 7.3 percent in 2011. Although observed cell phone use increases were seen across all age groups, 16 to 25 <br /> year olds showed a dramatic rise, doubling from 9 percent to 18 percent. <br /> <br /> <br /> The problem of drugged driving continues to rise. Based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety <br /> Administration, 30 percent of all drivers who were killed in motor vehicle crashes in California in 2011 tested <br /> positive for legal and/or illegal drugs, a percentage that has been increasing since 2006. <br /> <br /> <br /> Motorcycle fatalities increased 15 percent from 352 in 2010 to 414 in 2011. Projections indicate a similar <br /> number were killed in 2012. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> OTS-38b (Rev. 6/13) <br /> 20A-4 <br />