[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 388 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 388

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that ``Put the 
           Brakes on Fatalities Day'' should be established.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2003

   Mr. Ryun of Kansas submitted the following resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that ``Put the 
           Brakes on Fatalities Day'' should be established.

Whereas traffic fatalities needlessly claim the lives of more than 40,000 
        Americans each year;
Whereas traffic crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States for 
        people aged 6 to 28 years;
Whereas 63 percent of those killed in traffic crashes are not wearing safety 
        belts;
Whereas roadside hazards, substandard road conditions, and obsolete roadway 
        designs contribute to more than 15,000 highway deaths annually, which 
        represents more than \1/3\ of all fatal crashes;
Whereas more than 3,000,000 people are injured in traffic crashes in the United 
        States each year;
Whereas there are more than 6,000,000 nonfatal traffic crashes in the United 
        States each year;
Whereas deaths and injuries on highways in the United States cost more than 
        $230,000,000,000 annually;
Whereas approximately 4,900 pedestrians and 750 bicyclists are killed annually 
        in traffic related crashes;
Whereas safer driving behaviors such as using seat belts, not drinking and 
        driving, and obeying traffic laws need to be encouraged;
Whereas the use of simple, cost-effective roadway safety improvements such as 
        all-weather signing and marking, traffic signals, skid-resistant 
        pavements, and removal of roadside hazards would greatly reduce crashes;
Whereas continued development of safer vehicles, protective equipment, and 
        roadways would reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries;
Whereas cooperation between Federal, State, and local governments, private 
        entities, and associations is essential to increasing highway safety; 
        and
Whereas the establishment of a ``Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day'' would 
        encourage safe driving and safe roadway use: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) ``Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day'' should be 
        established; and
            (2) the President should issue a proclamation urging the 
        people of the United States and interested groups to observe 
        such a day with appropriate programs and activities.
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