PRINTER'S NO. 3192
No. 296 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY BIRMELIN, LYNCH, BARD, HERMAN, ARMSTRONG,
DiGIROLAMO, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, SEMMEL, WALKO, FICHTER,
JOSEPHS, ITKIN, TRELLO, BELARDI, STURLA, DONATUCCI, CLYMER,
CORRIGAN, COY, DEMPSEY, DENT, MELIO, ADOLPH, SANTONI,
L. I. COHEN, RUDY, RUBLEY, LAUGHLIN, TRAVAGLIO, PESCI,
DeLUCA, MARSICO, MASLAND, BAKER, STERN, SATHER, READSHAW,
M. N. WRIGHT, B. SMITH, BOSCOLA, FARGO, SCHRODER, HESS,
PETTIT, McGEEHAN, NYCE, MILLER, MANDERINO, CAPPABIANCA,
NAILOR AND BEBKO-JONES, MARCH 12, 1996
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 12, 1996
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating May 21 as "55 Alive/Mature Driving Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP),
4 the nation's leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization,
5 founded in 1958, provides a vital fellowship for men and women
6 age 50 and older whether they are still actively employed,
7 semiretired or retired; and
8 WHEREAS, Recognizing the need to help older drivers improve
9 their skills and prevent traffic accidents, AARP offers to all
10 motorists age 50 and older the 55 Alive/Mature Driving Program,
11 an eight-hour classroom refresher course with a comprehensive
12 curriculum designed especially for the older motorist; and
13 WHEREAS, AARP's involvement in driver improvement education
14 for older Americans began in 1969 when the association commenced
1 teaching the National Safety Council's (NSC) Defensive Driving
2 Course (DDC) to older Americans nationwide; and
3 WHEREAS, Convinced that older drivers should have a training
4 program of their own, AARP decided to create one; and
5 WHEREAS, The United States Department of Transportation
6 evaluated the 55 Alive/Mature Driving Program and found a large
7 and statistically significant increase in knowledge during the
8 entire evaluation period in the group that was retrained; and
9 WHEREAS, Legislation has been enacted in 33 states, including
10 Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, which requires all
11 automobile insurance companies conducting business in those
12 jurisdictions to provide a premium discount to graduates of
13 State-approved driver improvement courses. AARP's 55
14 Alive/Mature Driving Program is approved in every state;
15 therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate May 21
17 as "55 Alive/Mature Driving Day" in Pennsylvania in recognition
18 of the major contribution of this program to driver safety.
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