PRINTER'S NO. 1203
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
244
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DEAN, FREEMAN, COHEN, KIM, WHEELAND, MURT, DAVIS,
LONGIETTI, V. BROWN, SCHWEYER, W. KELLER, BROWNLEE, THOMAS,
McNEILL, MILLARD, KINSEY, SIMS, D. COSTA, SCHREIBER,
DONATUCCI, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, VEREB, READSHAW, KILLION,
GRELL, BARRAR, ROSS, PAYNE, VITALI, YOUNGBLOOD, HARHART,
MARSICO, McCARTER, MAHONEY, STURLA, EVERETT, WATSON, MAJOR,
D. PARKER, GINGRICH, GIBBONS, BRADFORD AND SABATINA,
APRIL 14, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 14, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2015 as "Bike Month," the week of
May 11 through 15, 2015, as "Bike to Work Week" and May 15,
2015, as "Bike to Work Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Riding a bicycle is an excellent form of exercise
that improves mental and physical health and is part of a
healthy lifestyle for men, women and children to travel between
home, school and work; and
WHEREAS, Considering that bicycle riders and motor vehicle
operators share many of the same roads, it is important to
ensure everyone's safety by educating cyclists and motorists
regarding the proper and safe operation of bicycles; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth seeks to promote energy-efficient
and green-friendly technologies to enhance and sustain
Pennsylvanians' quality of life and to make its communities more
livable, and bicycling is an integral element in these plans;
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