PRINTER'S NO. 4369
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1002
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 21 through 27, 2020, as "Rail
Safety Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Rail travel is an essential part of our
transportation infrastructure, reducing congestion on the roads
and in the skies, connecting cities and rural communities and
providing a more environmentally friendly mode of transportation
that contributes to our energy security; and
WHEREAS, Projections of the United States Department of
Transportation show substantial increases in rail transport over
the next three decades; and
WHEREAS, As advanced technology helps build quieter and
faster trains, the necessity to teach people how to be safe
around them increases; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by
a train approximately every three hours; and
WHEREAS, While crossing collisions have been reduced over the
past four decades, there were still approximately 300 crossing
fatalities in 2019; and
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WHEREAS, Trespassing is an even larger danger, resulting in
1,104 deaths and injuries in 2019, an increase of nearly 10%
since 2018; and
WHEREAS, Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit public safety
education and awareness organization dedicated to reducing
collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail crossings
and trespassing on or near railroad tracks; and
WHEREAS, Operation Lifesaver is working with the United
States Department of Transportation and other organizations to
observe the third national "Rail Safety Week" from September 21
through 27, 2020; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania designate the week of September 21
through 27, 2020, as "Rail Safety Week" in Pennsylvania; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
the Governor, the United States Department of Transportation and
Operation Lifesaver at 1420 King Street, Suite 201, Alexandria,
VA 22314.
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