PRINTER'S NO. 2329
No. 168 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, JULY 22, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JULY 22, 1991
A RESOLUTION
1 Directing the House of Representatives to conduct a study of the
2 safety needs of older drivers on Pennsylvania's highways and
3 roads.
4 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania currently ranks second in the United
5 States in percentage of population 65 years of age or older; and
6 WHEREAS, The number of persons 65 of age or older operating a
7 motor vehicle in Pennsylvania is increasing and is expected to
8 substantially increase in the next decade; and
9 WHEREAS, National transportation studies indicate driving
10 performance is directly related to visual acuity and distance-
11 reaction time; and
12 WHEREAS, A new Federal Highway Administration program,
13 "National Initiative--The Road to Better Highway Signing"
14 requires all states to conduct an inventory of its road signs
15 and evaluate the effectiveness of the signs; and
16 WHEREAS, The General Assembly needs to be informed of
17 innovative pilot programs used in other jurisdictions for
18 licensing older drivers, public awareness campaigns designed to
1 increase the use of safety belts among older drivers, and the
2 adequacy of the State's highway and road signs and pavement
3 markings to meet the needs of older drivers; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives, recognizing the
5 importance of maintaining safe highways and road conditions and
6 the need to protect the safety of motorists, direct the Speaker
7 to appoint a bipartisan Select Committee on Meeting the Needs of
8 Older Drivers. The committee shall be composed of two members of
9 the majority party and one member of the minority party of the
10 Transportation Committee and two members of the majority party
11 and one member of the minority party of the Aging and Youth
12 Committee and one of the six members shall be appointed by the
13 Speaker of the House of Representatives as chairman; and be it
14 further
15 RESOLVED, That the committee shall conduct a study of the
16 safety needs of older drivers and the possible need for
17 legislative action; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the committee may hold hearings, take
19 testimony and make its investigations at such places as it deems
20 necessary in this Commonwealth. Each member of the committee
21 shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations to
22 witnesses appearing before the committee; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That the committee shall report to the House of
24 Representatives on its activities, findings and recommendations
25 in three months, and shall issue interim reports to the House of
26 Representatives as the committee deems necessary.
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