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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Car accidents are the leading cause of death of 16
3to 19-year olds; crashes on the road kill more teens than
4cancer, homicide, and suicide combined; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In the United States, teen driver and peer
6passenger deaths account for one quarter of total teen deaths
7every year; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Distracted or impaired teen drivers are not only a
9danger to themselves, but more than half a million people are
10involved in crashes every year where a teen driver was behind
11the wheel; and
 
12    WHEREAS, According to a study completed in 2011 by the
13Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm Insurance,
14nearly one in five teen drivers involved in fatal crashes were
15reported to have been distracted while driving; these figures
16do not account for those accidents that are not reported; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Focusing attention on removing distractions and
18preventing behaviors that are known to raise crash risk, such
19as speeding, alcohol use, failure to wear a seat belt,
20distractions from peer passengers, and texting while driving,
21can lead to successfully and significantly lowered crash risks

 

 

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2    WHEREAS, Mt. Pulaski High School in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois,
3will hold a student assembly on May 23, 2011 to educate high
4school students about the dangers of distracted driving and
5encourage them to practice safe driving habits; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Mt. Pulaski High School will welcome State Farm
7Agent Deron Powell and Miss Illinois 2010, Whitney
8Thorpe-Klinsky, to the high school as part of the presentation
9on safe teen driving; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we designate the date of May 23, 2011 as "Mt. Pulaski High
13School Teens Drive Safe Day" in the State of Illinois as a
14reminder to all drivers, especially our youth, that they should
15avoid distractions while driving and arrive at their
16destinations alive and well; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Mt. Pulaski High School as a symbol of our esteem
19and respect.