PRINTER'S NO. 4561
No. 949 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY WATERS, JAMES, COHEN, DONATUCCI, OLIVER, BEYER,
CALTAGIRONE, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN,
HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, KULA, MAJOR, MANTZ, MELIO, MILLARD,
MOYER, D. O'BRIEN, M. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, QUINN, ROCK, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH,
WOJNAROSKI, GILLESPIE AND DiGIROLAMO, NOVEMBER 12, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 12, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Encouraging safe driving habits and the reduction of road rage
2 incidents in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The National Highway and Transportation Safety
4 Administration (NHTSA) defines road rage as "an assault with a
5 motor vehicle or other dangerous weapon by the operator or
6 passenger(s) of another motor vehicle or an assault precipitated
7 by an incident that occurred on a roadway"; and
8 WHEREAS, The NHTSA classifies road rage as a criminal
9 offense; and
10 WHEREAS, Road rage can often cause significant property
11 damage and physical harm, including fatalities; and
12 WHEREAS, Road rage can be sparked by incidents of aggressive
13 driving such as tailgating, cutting off traffic and driving with
14 excessive speed, among others; and
15 WHEREAS, Psychological research has demonstrated that road
1 rage may often be the result of "intermittent explosive
2 disorder," which could affect as many as 16 million Americans;
3 and
4 WHEREAS, The NHTSA has concluded that incidents of road rage
5 are likely to increase as roadways become more congested and
6 drivers travel more miles; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage motor
8 vehicle drivers in this Commonwealth to show civility and
9 courtesy toward other drivers and to drive defensively instead
10 of aggressively; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives continue to
12 support measures that will promote safe driving practices in
13 Pennsylvania.
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