The Florida Highway safety and motor vehicles reported that in 2018, the state of Florida had 401, 851 crashes. From those, 166,628 crashes caused injuries resulting in bodily harm, and/or complaint of bodily damages to a person.  Of the total crashes, 2,935 were fatal resulting in the death of one or more people within 30 days of the crash, and in total there were 3,150 fatalities [1]. For 2017, there were 402,385 crashes. From those, 2,924 were fatal crashes that caused 3,116 fatalities [2]. Law enforcement works on daily a basis to reduce these numbers by enforcing and educating the public on driving behaviors. Therefore, re-enforcing the rules that can make a big change when it comes to your safety on the road. For Instance, some simple behaviors like the belt use, not texting while driving, and of course, only getting behind the wheel when you are sober and alert. All things to encourage traffic safety initiatives. 

Law Enforcement Liaison “Advance Award for Traffic Safety” for HG2

At HG2 Emergency lighting we are committed to the support and the advancement of traffic safety. We strive to make an impact for a vision of zero traffic crash fatalities in the state of Florida. We do this by serving and protecting the safety of those who serve us: the law enforcement and emergency responders. 

In our pursuit to serve the community and partner with organizations that will promote our values, we are premium partners with the Florida Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL)’s events. The LEL is a program funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), with the mission to reduce traffic related fatalities and injuries by working with the law enforcement agencies across the state. As a result, boost motor vehicle safety through increased enforcement, reducing overall the number of crashes, and increasing the seat belt usage rate. Traffic enforcement is the number one strategy to decrease motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. Above all, making the roads safer. The traffic enforcement initiatives complement all training and public information that NHTSa and FDOT implement to promote traffic safety.

On July 12, 2019 the Florida Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) Program granted awards in recognition to Traffic Police officers that worked tirelessly on making the roads safer, and other affiliated organizations with the same efforts. 

Advance Award for Traffic Safety

HG2 Emergency Lighting was one of the receivers of these awards, the “Advance Award for Traffic Safety” in recognition for the actions in enforcement, education, engineering, and being part of the emergency services that impacted the goal of making the roads safer. The award was signed by Tom Arsenault from District 1, Juan Cardona from District 2, Andrew Johnson from District 3, Charles Kane from District 4, Jon Askins from District 5, Shaun VanBeber from District 6, and Janice Martinez from District 7. 

 

“One Team. One Goal. Save Lives”

We are honored to receive this award. As the LEL’s slogan says “One Team. One Goal. Save Lives”, it’s a collective group effort of people working together for a single cause, to save lives in the road. It’s a privilege to be part of the puzzle and create the necessary tools for our heroes to go out on a daily basis enforce public and road safety. Thank you everyone in the law enforcement community for your continuous service and dedication to our communities. In addition of keeping each of everyone of us safe while we are on the roads, whether it is going to work, going home to our families, or just going on in our daily lives.

We make a pledge to continue in our efforts to provide the greatest law enforcement and emergency responders vehicle’s lighting. HG2  is committed to serve and protect the safety of those who serve us. Our team, will continue to engineer and build emergency vehicle lighting systems that utilize state-of-the-art technology with unequaled durability, utmost quality, and provide the best in visibility that ensures your safety in the road. 

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By Christian G. Stone, Contributor for HG2 Emergency Lighting