Full Text of HR0629 94th General Assembly
HR0629 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Traffic fatalities needlessly claimed the lives | 3 |
| of more than 42,636 people,
almost all of whom are someone's | 4 |
| friend, family, and most beloved in 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Traffic crashes have claimed 421,779 lives in the | 6 |
| last ten years, January 1,
1995 through December 31, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Fifty-six percent of passenger vehicle occupants | 8 |
| killed in traffic crashes are not wearing safety belts; and
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| WHEREAS, Roadside hazards, substandard road conditions, | 10 |
| and obsolete roadway designs contribute to more than 15,000 | 11 |
| highway deaths annually, which represents more than 35 percent | 12 |
| of all fatal crashes; and
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 1,925,000 people are injured in | 14 |
| traffic crashes in the United States each year; and
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| WHEREAS, There are more than 6,000,000 nonfatal traffic | 16 |
| crashes in the United States each year; and
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| WHEREAS, Deaths and injuries on highways in the United | 18 |
| States cost more than $230,000,000,000 annually; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2004, 4,641 pedestrians and 725 bicyclists were | 20 |
| killed in traffic-related crashes; and
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| WHEREAS, Roadway safety improvements can reduce the number | 22 |
| and severity of crashes; and
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| WHEREAS, Continued development of safer vehicles and | 24 |
| protective equipment can reduce traffic-related fatalities and | 25 |
| injuries; and
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| WHEREAS, Cooperation between federal, State, and local | 2 |
| governments, private entities, and
associations is essential | 3 |
| to increasing highway safety; and
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| WHEREAS, Congress overwhelmingly approved H.R. 3, "Safe, | 5 |
| Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A | 6 |
| Legacy for Users", legislation reauthorizing highway, transit, | 7 |
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safety programs; and
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| WHEREAS, Safe driving behaviors such as: | 9 |
| Before you put yourself behind the wheel: | 10 |
| 1. Ensuring your vehicle is safe, e.g., clean and | 11 |
| properly maintained, | 12 |
| 2. Allowing yourself enough time to arrive safely, | 13 |
| 3. Being physically sound and mentally sharp, | 14 |
| Before you start the ignition: | 15 |
| 4. Always buckling your safety belt, | 16 |
| 5. Maintaining clear sight picture, | 17 |
| While driving: | 18 |
| 6. Paying complete attention to driving, | 19 |
| 7. Following signals, signs, and striping, | 20 |
| 8. Maintaining safe speed for conditions and safe | 21 |
| following distance, | 22 |
| 9. Being a courteous and conscientious driver, | 23 |
| 10. Being a defensive driver can reduce | 24 |
| traffic-related fatalities and injuries; and
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| WHEREAS, The establishment of a Put the Brakes on | 26 |
| Fatalities Day would encourage safer drivers, safer vehicles, | 27 |
| and safer roads; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 29 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 30 |
| we recognize October 10, 2005 as Put the Brakes on Fatalities | 31 |
| Day in Illinois; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the people of Illinois and | 2 |
| interested groups to observe the day by practicing and | 3 |
| promoting safe driving behaviors and with appropriate programs | 4 |
| and activities.
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