PRINTER'S NO. 4426
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1016
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, SCHMITT, HILL-EVANS, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
FREEMAN, HICKERNELL, BURNS, YOUNGBLOOD, BROWN, LONGIETTI,
KAUFFMAN, MADDEN, MURT, DAY, RYAN, SONNEY, MACKENZIE,
MENTZER, HOWARD, DRISCOLL, THOMAS, NEILSON, GREEN, READSHAW,
MILLARD, SAYLOR AND DEASY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of October 18 through 24, 2020, as
"National Teen Driver Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death
for adolescents and young adults, 15 to 18 years of age, in the
United States and many of these deaths are preventable; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, there were 2,121 people killed in crashes
involving a teen passenger driver of which 719 deaths were the
teen driver; and
WHEREAS, The crash rate in the United States for teen
drivers, based on miles driven, is nearly three times the crash
rate for drivers 20 years of age or older; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, among teen drivers involved in fatal
crashes, almost 10% were reported as distracted at the time of
the crash; and
WHEREAS, Wearing a seat belt is one of the simplest ways for
teens to stay safe; and
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