PRINTER'S NO. 2283
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
519
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, MAJOR, TAYLOR, HARHART, HARPER, HENNESSEY,
MARSHALL, MARSICO, PYLE, VEREB, WATSON, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG,
BAKER, BIZZARRO, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA,
DiGIROLAMO, DRISCOLL, DUSH, EVERETT, FARINA, FEE, GILLEN,
GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GROVE, A. HARRIS, PHILLIPS-HILL, KIM,
MAHONEY, MILLARD, MURT, O'BRIEN, PAYNE, PICKETT, READSHAW,
REGAN, ROSS, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, THOMAS, WARD, WHEELAND AND
ZIMMERMAN, OCTOBER 1, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 1, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating October 10, 2015, as "Put the Brakes on Fatalities
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The number of highway deaths on Pennsylvania roads
declined to a record low last year when 1,195 were recorded, the
lowest number since recordkeeping began in 1928; and
WHEREAS, There are many controllable causes of traffic
fatalities, including excessive speed, use of alcohol and drugs,
inexperience and carelessness; and
WHEREAS, The National Society of Professional Engineers, the
National Academy of Forensic Engineers, the Institute of
Transportation Engineers Expert Witness Council and a coalition
of government agencies have teamed up to focus national public
awareness on October 10, 2015, on the cause of traffic
fatalities and the need to reduce the number of traffic
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fatalities; and
WHEREAS, There is national interest in designating October
10, 2015, as "Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day"; and
WHEREAS, On that day everyone should take an extra measure of
care to ensure their safety and the safety of sharing the road
with other users in a safe manner by:
(1) driving courteously and defensively;
(2) knowing the rules of the road for their method of
transportation and obeying all signs and signals;
(3) wearing protective gear, seat belts or helmets; and
(4) avoiding speeding or driving while impaired or
driving aggressively;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate October
10, 2015, as "Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day" in Pennsylvania.
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