HR0794 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Consumer Reports magazine has reported that 58 children in the United States were accidentally killed by backing vehicles during 2002; and

WHEREAS, An estimated 60% of these fatalities involve drivers who were parents or close relatives of the victims; and

WHEREAS, Technology is available to give every driver a better view of the area immediately behind his or her vehicle; therefore be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge our elected Representatives and Senators in the United State Congress to enact legislation requiring every car, sport utility vehicle, and pickup truck manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 to be equipped with mirrors, sensors, a camera, or other device giving the driver an unobstructed view of the entire area immediately behind the vehicle; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to the president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and each member of the Illinois congressional delegation.