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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008

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1. HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN....................................VO/SOT

2. VALLEJO BANKRUPTCY/OTHER CITIES?........VO/SOT

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3. CRIME INITIATIVE OPPONENTS........................VO/SOT

4. CHILD CARE, CAL WORKS FUNDING CUTS....VO/SOT

1. HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN VO/SOT

LIVE: CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC OFFICIALS SAY RISING NUMBERS OF DRUNK DRIVING WRECKS ARE THE STATE'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO REDUCING DEATHS ON THE HIGHWAYS. TODAY, THE STATE RELEASED ITS PLAN FOR REDUCING TRAFFIC DEATHS IN COMPLIANCE WITH A FEDERAL MANDATE.

SUPER: TODAY/HYATT HOTEL/SACARMENTO

VO: (:15) THE PLAN WAS DETAILED TODAY AT A CONFERENCE IN A HOTEL NEAR THE STATE CAPITOL. IT CALLS FOR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO ELEMENTS IN 16 AREAS SUCH AS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, YOUNG AND OLD DRIVER FATALITIES, UNSAFE LANE CHANGES AND POOR DECISIONS ON TURNING AND RIGHT OF WAY. WITH 40 PERCENT OF THE FATALITIES RESULTING IN D-U-I'S IN CALIFORNIA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY SAYS THE MAIN PLAN WILL BE TO INCREASE SOBRIETY CHECK POINTS IN AREAS WITH HIGH INSTANCES OF DRUNK DRIVING ARRESTS AND WRECKS. CHRIS MURPHY WAS ASKED HOW THAT WOULD BE DONE GIVEN THE STATE FACES A DEFICIT OF 10 TO 20 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SUPER: CHRIS MURPHY/OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY DIRECTOR

SOT: (:11)

SAYS: "WE HAVE DEDICATED MONIES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ... THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST."

SUPER: FILE

VO TAG: THE STATE WILL BEGIN MONITORING THE SUCCESS OF ITS D-U-I AND OTHER TRAFFIC SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS IN JANUARY 2009. THE COST OF TODAY'S SEMINAR WAS PAID BY ATTENDEES REGISTRATION FEES.

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SUPER: CHRIS MURPHY/OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY DIRECTOR

SOT: (:11)

SAYS: "WITH 16 DIFFERENT ... ONE IDEA CAN FIX ONE PROBLEM."

SOT: (:20)

SAYS: "40 PERCENT OF OUR FATALITIES ARE ALCOHOL INVOLVED ... HELP US REVERSE THESE NUMBERS."