WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation has adopted a goal of reducing traffic fatalities to 1.0 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, or a reduction of 9,000 fatalities by the end of 2008; and

WHEREAS, at-risk drivers pose a threat to highway safety and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) promotes and implements programs to target speed violators, impaired drivers and unbelted drivers; and

WHEREAS, the IACP Highway Safety Committee has led efforts to develop and implement traffic safety programs in many law enforcement agencies; and

WHEREAS, the IACP Highway Safety Committee has assisted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in developing programs and long term strategies for highway safety; and

WHEREAS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police continues to work cooperatively with federal, state and provincial agencies, highway safety organizations, state departments of transportation and others to help implement such programs related to highway safety; and

WHEREAS, working in partnership with federal, state, and provincial agencies and highway safety organizations, IACP and its members actively assist in the execution of impaired and occupant protection programs; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that IACP supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s national fatality goal of 1.0 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled or a reduction of 9,000 fatalities by the end of calendar year 2008.