Using Electronic Devices While Driving: Legislation and Enforcement Implications (2021)

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E-1 Guidance on Presentation for Key Stakeholders A P P E N D I X E

DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING MODEL LEGISLATION TO DETER DISTRACTED DRIVING – ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION This document provides guidance on the purpose and structure of the slide deck for Developing and Implementing Model Legislation to Deter Distracted Driving. The presentation is designed to provide relevant information and guidance for different stakeholders responsible for drafting, enacting, implementing, and enforcing legislation on electronic device use while driving. The electronic presentation is intended for the following key audiences: ■ Legislators and Policy Makers; ■ Highway Safety Administrators; ■ Law Enforcement; ■ Community Stakeholders and Advocates; ■ Public Health Officers; and ■ Educators. The presentation includes an opening section for all users, followed by tailored sections for each of the key audiences. This will enable the user to present an overview of the topic to all audiences, while providing more detailed and targeted information, as needed. The introductory section (slides 1-14) is intended for all audiences, and includes the background, key definitions, and an overview of the different implementation stages of effective electronic device legislation. These slides are to be supplemented by the different subsections that specifically address areas of interest for the different key audiences. Each section, tailored for the different audiences, begins with an opening slide describing their role in developing, implementing, enforcing, and sustaining electronic device use legislation. This is followed by a series of slides outlining key components that need to be considered by each audience. The content includes: ■ Legislators and Policy Makers (slides 15-26) – Your Role, Coalition Building, Components and Language of a Distracted Driving Law, and Challenges in Promoting Legislation. ■ Highway Safety Administrators (slides 27-44) – Your Role, Coalition Building, Components and Language of a Distracted Driving Law, Challenges in Promoting Legislation, and Designing Public Awareness Campaigns. ■ Law Enforcement (slides 45-51) – Your Role, Importance of High Visibility Enforcement, Effective Enforcement Strategies, and Enforcement Challenges. ■ Community Stakeholders and Advocates (slides 52-62) – Your Role, Coalition Building, Components of a Distracted Driving Law, and Designing Public Awareness Campaigns. ■ Public Health Officers (slides 63-67) – Your Role, Data and Evaluation, and Goals of Ongoing Evaluation. ■ Educators (slides 68-75) – Your Role, Key Programs to Target Teens, Influencing Youth to be Influencers, and Peer to Peer Education Initiatives. Supplementary information to this electronic presentation on Developing and Implementing Model Legislation to Deter Distracted Driving is provided in the following documents: ■ Model Distracted Driving Legislation; ■ Document to Inform Legislators titled, “Promote Legislation to Reduce Distracted Driving;” ■ Model Press Release document titled, “Messaging for Media on Distracted Driving;” and ■ Electronic Presentation for Law Enforcement titled, “Effective Enforcement of an Electronic Device Law.”