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membership guidelines of the Resolution (Attachment 1), and has been returned to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation. Proposed Amended Resolution The Resolution authorizing the creation of a Bicycle Safety Task Force and future appointment of members to serve on the task force was originally approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) at its March 1, 2016 meeting. The BOCC requested that staff work with the OUTBoard and return with a recommended list of names to be appointed to the Task Force. The application process, including recent efforts by the Manager’s office to fulfill the membership guidelines, produced sixteen (16) applicants, which is one application over the total number provided by the initially adopted Resolution. Therefore, a proposed amended Resolution increasing the total number of Task Force members to sixteen (16) is provided as Attachment 2 for the OUTBoard’s review and recommendation. Orange County Bicycle Crash Report, 2007-2013 To support and inform the efforts of the Bicycle Safety Task Force, Max Bushell of the Planning staff prepared a report on bicycle crashes in the rural parts of Orange County (Attachment 3). Crash data is originally sourced from police crash reports and provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and is presented as specific locational data for pedestrian and bicycle crashes with associated information about each crash. While crashes were geocoded as close to the crash location as possible, users should be aware that the accuracy and level of precision in crash location reporting may be influenced by a number of factors, though every effort was made to ensure data accuracy. The report analyzes a total of thirty-four (34) crashes that occurred in the County between 2007 and 2013 and includes information about age, types of injuries, demographics, crash types, and road and light conditions. Included in the report is a crash cluster map, indicating where bicycle crashes are occurring more frequently in the County. The overall intent of the report is to provide meaningful information about bicycle safety, allowing the implementation of the Task Force Charge to be based on verified data. Of these bicycle crashes, three (3) bicyclists were killed and seven (7) severely injured, accounting for a combined 29 percent of all bicycle crashes between 2007 and 2013. According to the data, the majority of crash-involved cyclists were white males, while crashes typically occurred during daylight hours on straight areas of roadway without any special features, i.e. no intersections, driveways, etc. In terms of location, crashes occurred most frequently in areas directly to the west of Carrboro and between the City of Durham and the Town of Hillsborough. The analysis of the Crash Report verifies that motorists overtaking bicyclists can create hazardous conditions for both road users and that intersections also pose a threat in terms of safety. As most roads are narrow, have a limited shoulder, and have speed limits higher than 35 miles per hour, bicycle crashes are also likely to result in injuries, so it is important that the public be aware of the risks. This information can help target efforts to improve safety and also inform the activities of the Task Force. Task Force Charge The Charge of the Task Force as set forth in the Resolution (Attachment 2) is to: 1. Develop a campaign for bicycle safety, education and research; 2. Develop an implementation timetable with estimated funding request information within the first 5 meetings, and present it to the OUTBoard for review and recommendation, and review and approval by the BOCC; and 11