Full Text of HR0901 96th General Assembly
HR0901 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, According to the National Highway Traffic Safety | 3 |
| Administration, the month of December is National Drunk and | 4 |
| Drugged Driving Prevention Month; and
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 3 in every 10 Americans will be | 6 |
| involved in an alcohol-related crash at some point in their | 7 |
| lives; and
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| WHEREAS, Everyday, 36 people in the U.S. die and | 9 |
| approximately 700 more are injured in motor vehicle crashes | 10 |
| that involve an alcohol-impaired driver; in total, one death | 11 |
| occurs every 45 minutes; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2008, 11,773 people were killed in | 13 |
| alcohol-impaired driving accidents, accounting for nearly 32% | 14 |
| of all traffic-related deaths in the U.S.; drugs other than | 15 |
| alcohol (marijuana or cocaine) were involved in about 18% of | 16 |
| motor vehicle accident deaths; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2008, there were 363 alcohol-related driving | 18 |
| fatalities in Illinois, or 2.8 fatalities per 100,000 Illinois | 19 |
| citizens; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, In 2000, the costs associated with |
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| alcohol-related crashes in the U.S. were estimated at $114.3 | 2 |
| billion, including $51.1 billion in monetary costs and an | 3 |
| estimated $63.2 billion in quality of life losses; and
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| WHEREAS, Legislation has proven effective in protecting | 5 |
| people from alcohol and drug-related accidents; Illinois is one | 6 |
| of many states leading the way in making roads safer through | 7 |
| strict legislation targeted at those choosing to drive under | 8 |
| the influence of alcohol or other drugs; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| designate the month of December as Illinois Drunk and Drugged | 12 |
| Driving Prevention Month in the State of Illinois and encourage | 13 |
| the citizens of this State to remember those who have lost | 14 |
| their lives in alcohol and drug-related fatal accidents; and be | 15 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That we restate our commitment to ensuring that | 17 |
| Illinois roads are safe and free from drivers under the | 18 |
| influence of alcohol and drugs; and be it further | 19 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 20 |
| delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 21 |
| Transportation, the Director of the Illinois State Police, the | 22 |
| President of Women in Government, and the Executive Director of |
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| the Illinois Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization.
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