Full Text of SR0208 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Distracted driving occurs when motorists engage | 3 | | in activities that divert their attention from driving safely; | 4 | | these can include texting, talking on a cell phone, adjusting | 5 | | the radio, and interacting with passengers; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Safe driving and public awareness of the dangers | 7 | | associated with distracted driving will result in fewer traffic | 8 | | crashes, fewer injuries, and fewer fatalities; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2015, distracted driving was a factor in motor | 10 | | vehicle crashes that killed 3,459 people nationally; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Educating and informing the public about | 12 | | distracted driving, enhancing public awareness of the dangers | 13 | | associated with driving while distracted, ensuring younger | 14 | | drivers understand the consequences of driving distracted, and | 15 | | obeying established distracted driving traffic laws will | 16 | | reduce the number of fatalities and injuries; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police | 18 | | (ILACP) and their partner the American Automobile Association | 19 | | (AAA), supported by the Illinois State Police, the Illinois | 20 | | Department of Transportation, the Illinois High School & | 21 | | College Driver Education Association (IHSCDEA), local law |
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| 1 | | enforcement agencies, and the State's first responders, are | 2 | | committed to educating Illinois residents on all aspects of | 3 | | distracted driving, to enforcing applicable State laws and to | 4 | | supporting Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness Week; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The ILACP and the AAA continue to develop | 6 | | partnerships designed to create and enhance a strong, | 7 | | supportive traffic safety culture throughout Illinois; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the fourth | 11 | | week of April 2019 as "Illinois Distracted Driving Awareness | 12 | | Week" in remembrance of John M. Sligting; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the | 15 | | American Automobile Association, the Illinois State Police, | 16 | | the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Illinois | 17 | | High School & College Driver Education Association.
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