PRINTER'S NO. 2119
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
475
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, SABATINA, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, GREENLEAF,
DINNIMAN, RESCHENTHALER, HUGHES, EICHELBERGER, BARTOLOTTA,
BROWNE, FONTANA, MARTIN, SCAVELLO, COSTA, KILLION, WARD,
STREET, BAKER, WHITE, BLAKE, FOLMER AND YUDICHAK,
OCTOBER 16, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 16, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of October 21 through 27, 2018, as "Teen
Driver Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Teen Driver Safety Week" is recognized across the
United States to raise awareness and importance of teen driver
safety; and
WHEREAS, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death
for teens 15 to 18 years of age in the United States, ahead of
all other types of injury, disease or violence; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, there were 40 fatalities involving teens
16 to 17 years of age and 36,158 young drivers 16 to 20 years of
age were involved in reportable crashes on this Commonwealth's
roadways; and
WHEREAS, "Teen Driver Safety Week" provides a great
opportunity for parents and other caregivers to start, and
hopefully continue, having conversations with teens about the
importance of driving safely; and
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