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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2479

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 399 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY MADIGAN, PUNT, STOUT, KASUNIC, C. WILLIAMS, STACK,
           BOSCOLA, TARTAGLIONE, ARMSTRONG, TOMLINSON, WASHINGTON,
           BAKER, COSTA, O'PAKE, EARLL, ERICKSON, LAVALLE, PIPPY,
           RHOADES, M. WHITE, DINNIMAN, BROWNE, MELLOW, MUSTO, RAFFERTY,
           BRUBAKER AND FERLO, OCTOBER 6, 2008

        INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 6, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Recognizing "School Bus Safety Week," which is being celebrated
     2     the week of October 19 through 25, 2008, in Pennsylvania.

     3     WHEREAS, Approximately 30,721 yellow school buses carry more
     4  than 1.5 million children to and from school every weekday; and
     5     WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's 30,721 school buses comprise the
     6  largest mass transportation fleet in this nation, 2.5 times the
     7  size of all other forms of mass transportation, including
     8  transit, intercity buses, commercial airlines and all rail,
     9  combined; and
    10     WHEREAS, During the school year, school buses make more than
    11  3 million passenger trips daily carrying this Commonwealth's
    12  future, our children; and
    13     WHEREAS, School bus transportation is eight times safer than
    14  traveling in a passenger vehicle and is the safest form of
    15  ground transportation available; and
    16     WHEREAS, School buses meet higher construction, equipment and


     1  inspection standards than any other vehicle, and school bus
     2  drivers meet higher qualification, training and testing
     3  standards than any other drivers; and
     4     WHEREAS, According to the National Academy of Sciences, less
     5  than 2% of fatal school hour accidents occur on school buses;
     6  and
     7     WHEREAS, Despite the best efforts of the school safety
     8  officials and the pupil transportation industry, accidents still
     9  happen; and
    10     WHEREAS, Most of the accidents involved children in the area
    11  immediately surrounding the bus, either by a passing vehicle or
    12  by the bus itself; and
    13     WHEREAS, "School Bus Safety Week," which is celebrated in
    14  more than 40 states and sponsored by the National Highway
    15  Traffic Safety Administration, was created to remind all
    16  students of the best way to get on and off the bus in an effort
    17  to enhance the safety of this nation's children; and
    18     WHEREAS, "School Bus Safety Week," which dates back to 1966,
    19  also recognizes the hard work and dedication of school
    20  transportation personnel, especially the many school bus drivers
    21  who ensure a safe journey each and every day; and
    22     WHEREAS, "School Bus Safety Week" promotes awareness through
    23  State and local poster and speech contests, lessons utilizing
    24  school bus safety, community awareness kits and other activities
    25  built around themes that raise awareness of school bus safety
    26  issues; therefore be it
    27     RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize "School Bus Safety Week,"
    28  which is being celebrated the week of October 19 through 25,
    29  2008, in Pennsylvania and support the safe transportation of all
    30  students in this Commonwealth.
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