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provided monetary donations to the Virginia State Police Association (VSPA)
and the Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational, and Memorial
Center (PSP-HEMC). The Foundation is proud to support the work of
these two organizations.
Briefly, the VSPA was founded in 1974 and is a
non-governmental, private non-profit corporation comprised of active and
retired members of the Department of State Police. We not only provide
services to our membership and other law enforcement officers, we:
- Provide Trooper Teddy Bears to our troopers
so they may comfort a traumatized child.
- Support drug and alcohol prevention programs
in our schools, and other child-focused charities across our
Commonwealth.
- Lobby for legislative changes, which promote
safety for our children and people like you.
For more information, visit the VSPA website at
www.vspa.org
The Mission of the Pennsylvania State Police
Historical, Educational, and Memorial Center is to:
- Collect, preserve, and exhibit significant
artifacts and focal points appropriate to the history of the
department;
- Serve as an educational facility
highlighting the diverse functions of the department form its
inception in 1905 to the present day and provide opportunities for
education;
- Serve as a memorial to honor all state
police employees past and present, particularly those brave troopers
who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our citizens and
upholding the law and proud traditions of the department.
For more information, visit the PSP-HEMC
website at www.psp-hemc.org
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The Foundation has
again provided a monetary donation to the Fauquier, VA High School After Prom
Party. This event is held in conjunction with the prom and is designed to
give the students a safe and fun environment after the prom.
The Foundation
awarded the 2006 Scholarhip to John Hitchcock of Fauquier High School,
Warrenton, VA.
The Foundation
awarded the 2005 Scholarhip to Mandy Bassler of Fauquier High School, Warrenton,
VA. For
more information on our scholarhip program -
Scholarships
Safety
Issue:
Youth
Highway Safety
Importance
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Motor
vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-20 year olds.
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In
2000, 3,594 drivers 15 to 20 years old were killed, and an additional
348,000 were injured, in motor vehicle crashes.
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While
traffic crashes account for approximately 2 percent of all deaths, they
account for 36 percent of all deaths among 15 to 20 year olds. In
1998, teen drivers constituted only 6.9 percent of licensed drivers, but
were involved in 14.4 percent of all highway fatalities.
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About
20 percent of teen driving occurred at night, but about 50 percent of teen
fatalities (those occurring with a teenager at the wheel) occurred during
the hours of darkness.
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In
the decade of the 1990’s, 63,000 children aged 15-20 died in traffic
crashes, more than 120 each week.
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In
2000, 21 percent of fatally injured drivers aged 15-19 were intoxicated
(blood alcohol concentration [BAC] greater than 0.10 percent). Another
8 percent had a BAC of 0.01 to 0.09 percent.
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Teenage
drivers with a BAC of 0.05 to 0.10 percent are far more likely to be killed
in single vehicle crashes—18 times more likely for males and 54 times more
likely for females.
Graduated
Licensing
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The
states have greatly changed their driver licensing practices since the Safety
Board adopted its graduated driver licensing recommendations in 1993. The changes
represent the most significant alteration of young driver licensing practices in
over 50 years.
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32
states and the District of Columbia have adopted comprehensive systems that
include a three-stage graduated licensing system with a minimum holding period
for the learner’s permit, and a nighttime driving restriction during the
intermediate phase.
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14
states have enacted partial systems that include either a minimum holding period
or a nighttime driving restriction, and only 4 states lack any part of a
graduated licensing system. Virtually all of these have been enacted since 1993.
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Three
jurisdictions (Texas, Nevada, Virginia) enacted either full or partial graduated
licensing systems in 2001.The new comprehensive law in Texas should result in a
substantial number of lives saved, since more than 800 persons are killed each
year in Texas in crashes involving 15-20 year old drivers.
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·In
2002 to date, new or improved graduated licensing requirements have been
proposed in at least 13 states. South Carolina has enacted improvements to its
system including a supervised driving requirement and passenger restriction.
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·Nighttime
driving restrictions generally have been the most controversial element of the
graduated licensing proposals.
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·Restrictions
are being used in 34 states plus the District of Columbia. The driving
restrictions generally start at 11 p.m. or midnight (21 states), but starting
times range from “sunset” to 1 a.m.
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Research
from North Carolina indicates that an earlier start time is more effective in
reducing young driver nighttime crashes. The restrictions typically end at 5 or 6
a.m.
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Graduated
licensing laws work. Research published in October 2001 from two states with
comprehensive laws that include both an extended learners’ permit phase and a
nighttime driving restriction – Michigan and North Carolina – reaffirms the
effectiveness of graduated licensing. In Michigan, research shows that 16 year
olds were 25 percent less likely to get into a crash; in North Carolina, the
risk of a crash dropped by 23 percent. Further, in North Carolina, nighttime
crashes involving 16 year olds declined by 43 percent and fatal crashes dropped
by 57 percent.
(Note: The information above was compiled from
the NTSB website)
Washington Regional Transplant
Consortium (WRTC)
As of January 2002, there were more than
2,000
people in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and nearly
80,000 nationwide waiting for
life-saving transplants.
Seventeen people die
every day because there are not enough
organ donors. However, one organ donor can save
the lives of seven people. One tissue donor can enhance the
lives of fifty people.
As the federally designated organ procurement
organization (OPO) for the metropolitan , Washington, DC area, WRTC is
responsible for responding to all potential organ, tissue and eye donation
across the area.
WRTC provides strong support both medically and
emotionally to organ and tissue donor families, living donors, and transplant
recipients throughout the donation process and for years afterwards.
Brittany was an organ donor and her family took
part in WRTC's Family Remembrance Quilt Project. Her quilt patch became
part of the seventh quilt . The quilts have traveled throughout the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, being displayed at almost every
hospital in WRTC's service area and featured at numerous meetings, press
conferences, health fairs, presentations and community gatherings. When
they are not out in the community, the quilts hang in WRTC's offices for
visitors and staff to appreciate.
(Note: The information above was compiled from
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