If
you were in a car crash, would police officers know how to quickly
contact your loved ones? The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles’ Emergency Contact Information program is a tool that law
enforcement can use to do just that.
The system allows licensed drivers and identification card holders
to submit two contacts to notify in the event of an emergency, such
as a vehicle crash. The information can then be accessed only by law
enforcement officers to find designated contacts in the case of an
emergency.
More than 3.7 million Floridians have registered their contacts.
Registration is quick and convenient. It can be completed in a state
or tax collector operated driver license office or from the
convenience of home or at work through the Internet at
www.flhsmv.gov/eci. There is no cost to register.
Gov. Charlie Crist has proclaimed Oct. 3 – 9, 2010, as Register Your
Emergency Contact Information Week in the Sunshine State. The week’s
observance will mark the fourth anniversary of the ECI program.
Want to do your part to help us spread the word? Tell a friend how
to register online.