PRINTER'S NO. 1299
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
221
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY B. MILLER, BIZZARRO, PICKETT, FREEMAN, BURNS,
TOOHIL, CALTAGIRONE, J. HARRIS, SONNEY, DUSH, MURT, KINSEY,
SCHLOSSBERG, BAKER, DAVIS, MACKENZIE, STAATS, FEE, MILLARD,
MENTZER, GREINER, W. KELLER, V. BROWN, RAPP, READSHAW,
KAUFFMAN, PASHINSKI, SCHWEYER, FITZGERALD, D. COSTA, WARD,
DiGIROLAMO, WHEELAND, MARSICO, HILL-EVANS, ZIMMERMAN,
STEPHENS, HAGGERTY, BOBACK, NEILSON, SCHEMEL, RADER, WARNER,
HICKERNELL, KAVULICH, McCLINTON, KORTZ, MUSTIO, WATSON,
R. BROWN, TAYLOR, CUTLER, M. QUINN, WARREN, MEHAFFIE,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, PHILLIPS-HILL AND JOZWIAK, APRIL 10, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 10, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating April 27, 2017, as "Don't Text and Drive Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Texting while driving poses a significant risk to
drivers, passengers and all individuals sharing the road; and
WHEREAS, Studies show that texting simultaneously while
driving involves manual, visual and mental distraction and is
among the worst of all driver distractions; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly has undertaken efforts to
reduce texting while driving, including the enactment of Act 98
of 2011, which prohibits drivers from operating a motor vehicle
on a highway or traffic way in this Commonwealth while using an
interactive wireless communications device to send, read or
write a text-based communication while driving a vehicle; and
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