“Texting While Driving”

A Life-Saving Presentation

Lyndhurst Parents & Residents

Did you know:

• Nearly 60 percent of 16-19 year olds

admit to texting while driving?

• Distracted drivers account for about

80 percent traffic accidents?

• Texting and driving is more danger-

ous than drinking and driving?

You won’t want to miss this Road Safety Awareness Program

Thursday, April 19, 2012

7 p.m. at Lyndhurst High School Auditorium

Come hear the presentation so you can dialogue with your children about these potentially fatal behaviors.

On Thursday, April 19, 2012, Public Safety Commissioner Robert B. Giangeruso has invited Monica Zech, Safety Educator, as a guest speaker to feature a life-saving presentation on driving safety.

Ms. Zech plans to present a dynamic PowerPoint presentation to the Lyndhurst High

School student body and a second presentation to Lyndhurst parents and residents.

Among the many topics to be covered, Commissioner Giangeruso’s main concern

for this event is the fatalities and injuries in regard to the dangers of “texting and

driving” at the wheel.

Commissioner Giangeruso hopes to drive home the importance of awareness to

increase your chance of survival on our roadways and urges parents and residents to

attend this riveting “eye opener” driving safety lecture for road safety awareness that

could save a life.

PLEASE ATTEND!

Texting behind the wheel is not only illegal—it’s deadly.

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“TextingWhileDriving”

ALife-SavingPresentation

LyndhurstParents&Residents

Didyouknow:

•Nearly60percentof16-19yearolds

admittotextingwhiledriving?

•Distracteddriversaccountforabout

80percenttrafficaccidents?

•Textinganddrivingis moredanger-

ousthandrinkinganddriving?

Youwon’twanttomiss thisRoadSafety AwarenessProgram

Thursday,April19,2012

7p.m.atLyndhurstHighSchoolAuditorium

Comehearthepresentationsoyoucandialoguewithyour childrenaboutthese potentiallyfatal behaviors.

OnThursday,April19,2012,PublicSafetyCommissionerRobertB.Giangerusohas invitedMonicaZech,SafetyEducator,asaguestspeakertofeaturealife-saving presentationondrivingsafety.

Ms.ZechplanstopresentadynamicPowerPointpresentationtotheLyndhurstHigh

Schoolstudentbodyand asecondpresentationtoLyndhurstparentsand residents.

Amongthemanytopicstobecovered,CommissionerGiangeruso’smainconcern

for thiseventisthefatalitiesand injuriesinregardtothedangersof“textingand

driving” atthewheel.

CommissionerGiangerusohopestodrivehometheimportanceofawarenessto

increaseyour chanceofsurvivalonourroadwaysand urgesparentsand residentsto

attendthisriveting “eyeopener” drivingsafetylecturefor roadsafetyawarenessthat

couldsavealife.

PLEASEATTEND!

Textingbehindthewheelisnotonlyillegal—it’sdeadly.

MADD Victim Impact Panels – What Are They?:

Mothers Against Drunk Driving believes that drunk drivers and potential impaired drivers need to hear what happens to the victims in impaired driving crashes. The Victim Impact Panel is a tool for accomplishing this goal.

MADD chapters select a panel of three or four victims to speak briefly about the impaired driving collisions in which they were injured or in which a loved one was killed, and how those crashes have impacted their personal lives.

Speakers do not blame or judge those who attend the panel. They simply tell their experiences and relate how their lives and families have been affected by the crashes. A Victim Impact Panel Coordinator moderates the panel to monitor time, etc. Victims never speak to groups in which their own offenders are present. There is no interaction between victims and offenders during the panel presentation, however attendees are invited to talk with the speakers after the presentation.

Judges, probation officers and military commanders require convicted DUI offenders to attend a Victim Impact Panel as an element of their sentences. The panel does not replace conventional sentencing but adds a creative component to it. Immediately after the sentence is pronounced, the offender is informed, verbally and in writing, of the date, time and place of the panel to be attended.

Letters of Compliance are issued to the offenders who attend the panel. Offenders who fail to attend must return to court for appropriate sanction.

All offenders who attend the panel must not be impaired by any amount of alcohol or other drugs. Impaired offenders will not be allowed to remain.

MADD San Diego County conducts seven Victim Impact Panels monthly – Four in English and three in Spanish.

The schedule is as follows:

Chula Vista Courthouse Jury Lounge, 500 Third Avenue, 91910

English – 3rd Tuesday Evening, 4:45pm

Spanish – 4th Tuesday Evening, 4:45pm

El Cajon Courthouse Jury Lounge, 250 East Main Street, 92020,

English – 3rd Thursday, 4:45pm

San Diego Hall of Justice Jury Lounge, 330 West Broadway, 92101

English – 2nd Tuesday Evening, 6:00pm

Spanish – 3rd Wednesday Evening, 6:00pm

Vista Courthouse Jury Lounge, 325 South Melrose, 92083

English – 4th Wednesday Evening, 4:45pm

Spanish – 2nd Wednesday Evening, 4:45pm

• For further information call the Victim Impact Panel information line at: (760) 871-2008.