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FDOT Public Records Requests Update: 9 December 2020 Below is a copy of the Complaint is just Postal Mailed to the Florida Attorney General. Why is it "in this day and age" Snail Mail is the only way for a Citizen to file a Complaint to the Florida Attorney General? (Unless I missed something on their website.) Also, why is an Assistant General Counsel handling a routine Public Records Request? Isn't this something that should done by a Clerk?
Office of Attorney General
State of Florida The Capitol PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Dear
Sir/Mam:
RE:
Public Records Act Complaint against;
Daniel Krumbholz Assistant General Counsel Florida Department of Transportation 605 Suwannee Street, MS 58 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458 Phone: (850) 414-5270 Fax: (850) 414-5264 E-mail:
Daniel.krumbholz@dot.state.fl. I
would like to file a Public Records Act complaint
against Mr. Daniel Krumbholz for providing the
wrong Data and withholding the requested Public
Information.
I
have been researching Gender and Adult/Child
Trends in Florida Pedestrian Deaths (2000-2019)
which occurred at Mid-Block Crosswalks which are
located on Multiple Lane Roads, 45mph or above
speed limit.
The
initial response to my request was that there were
over 4,500 matching records and it would cost me
$7,700.00 for clerical and redaction fees.
I
then requested what it would cost for just the
Data for Deaths which occurred at Unmarked
Mid-Block Crosswalks on Multiple Lane Roads with
45mph or above and AADT 40,000 or above. I
was told the FDOT only had Matching Records for
this request from 2007-2019 and that there were
1,557 matching records. I was told it would cost
$2,316.00 for the redaction and clerical fees for
these records.
I
can afford this so I made one final request.
I asked to provide with the Male/Female Data and
Adult/Child Data from the above two
requests. I noted there should be no fees
involved since I was simply asking for a couple of
additional Data Points. I also asked that the Data
not be provided in an image format since I am
legally blind and it is not accessible.
Mr.
Krumbholz then said he understood the request and
it would only cost me $104.17 for the Data.
Mr. Krumbholz then sent me a CD with 153 image
files of UNRELATED Redacted Crash Reports.
Copies
of all Public Records Requests and Responses have
been placed online at:
Mr.
Krumbholz has since failed to reply to my
complaints that he provided the wrong Data.
The
Male/Female and Adult / Child Data is Public
Information that is being hidden by the
FDOT. If the FDOT can tell me how many
Matching Records that have to my request then they
can also extract the Male / Female and Adult /
Child Data.
Please
hold Mr. Krumbholz accountable for his
Professional Misconduct and failure to comply with
the Public Records Act.
Please
ensure that my $104.17 is returned to me and that
I am provided with the few Data Points of Public
Data which I have requested.
Respectfully,
Jeff
Redding
4009
Maverick Avenue
Sarasota,
Florida
941-227-6965
Update: July 28th, 2020 The FDOT charged me $104.17 for a CD with 153 .pdf image files of Crash Reports. I specifically asked them not to send me any image files because I was blind. This is not what I asked or paid for. Please contact the FDOT and tell them that you would also like to know how many of the 4500 and 1,557 killed are women and children. MBC = Mid-Block Crosswalk UMBC = Unmarked Mid-Block Crosswalk PSI = Pedestrian Safety Island/Refuge UPSI = Unmarked Pedestrian Safety Island/Refuge
Lessons Learned From Requests 1 and 2: 1 August 2020 Note:
In the past 25 years Non-Intersection Pedestrian
Deaths in Florida has risen from about 75% to almost
90%.
The above Public Records Requests asked for the Data for Fatal Pedestrian Accidents which occur at Marked and Unmarked Mid-Block Crosswalks which are in violation of Federal Safety Standards. The FDOT tries to hide the specifics of the Fatalities by charging high prices for confusing image files of Crash Reports. By the FDOT simply responding that there were 4,500 and 1,557 Deaths is evidence of the deadly consequences of violating Federal Safety Standards. The FDOT has not responded to repeated requests asking how many of the 4,500 and 1,557 were women and children. Crash Data about the Crosswalks the
FDOT installs should be made available online to the
Public. I mean a Database and don't send image
files to a Blind Person. The FDOT should
redact any non-public information and release the
Data.
What are they hiding? They are hiding the fact that they are violating Safety Standards, the ADA, and killing a lot of Pedestrians. And, a disproportionate number of Women and Children. April
23rd, 2020
Dear Mr.
Krumbholz (FDOT) and Ms. McKenzie (DOT):
I am
sorry you are having difficulty understanding my
Records Request and will attempt to clearly
clarify.
I am
researching Mid-Block Crosswalk Fatalities, Male
vs Female, Adult vs Child, at Marked vs Unmarked
Mid-Block Crosswalks on High Speed, High
Traffic, Multiple Lane Roads..
The FDOT
has responded to two previous Public Records
Requests.
1.
Between 2000 and 2019 the FDOT reported 4500
Fatalities at Marked Mid-Block Crosswalks.
2.
Between 2007 and 2019 The FDOT reported 1557
Fatalities at Unmarked Mid-Block
Crosswalks. The FDOT reported they no
Records for Fatalities at Unmarked Mid-Block
Crosswalks prior to 2007.
I simply
want to know of the two above Record Matches how
many were Female, and how many were under 18
years of age? There should be no charge
for redaction and clerical costs.
This is
Public Information that the FDOT and DOT
can easily provide with a simple Database
Query. This Data should be released within
a timely manner in accordance with Florida
Sunshine Laws and the Freedom Of Information
Act.
Thank
you for your time and consideration.
Please be safe out there.
Very
Respectfully,
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