SR0210 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running has assembled a team of leaders from the fields of law enforcement, transportation engineering, healthcare and emergency medicine, and traffic safety to tackle this crucial safety issue; and

WHEREAS, In 2002, as many as 207,000 crashes, 178,000, injuries, and 921 fatalities in the United States were attributed to red light running; and

WHEREAS, In many cities, the yellow light has come to symbolize "hurry up" instead of "slow down"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois Department of Transportation and local communities to program their traffic signals at high-accident locations to add an additional 2 seconds of red light time before the signal changes to green, allowing intersections to clear before cross traffic commences; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois Municipal League, and the Township Officials of Illinois.