[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 510 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 510

   Designating April 2010 as ``Distracted Driving Awareness Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2010

   Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Burris, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Rockefeller, 
  Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Snowe) submitted the following resolution; 
                   which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating April 2010 as ``Distracted Driving Awareness Month''.

Whereas, in 2008, nearly 6,000 people died as a result of accidents involving a 
        distracted driver;
Whereas 21 percent of vehicle crash injuries in 2008 involved distracted 
        driving;
Whereas a 2009 study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 87 
        percent of the public considers texting while driving to be a ``very 
        serious threat'' to their safety;
Whereas 6 States, the District of Columbia, and the United States Virgin Islands 
        have enacted laws banning the use of hand-held cell phones while 
        driving;
Whereas 23 States, the District of Columbia, and Guam have enacted laws banning 
        texting while driving;
Whereas a 2008 study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
        revealed that at any given moment during daylight hours more than 
        800,000 vehicles are being operated by someone who is using a hand-held 
        cell phone;
Whereas the Department of Transportation has launched distraction.gov, a website 
        devoted to raising awareness and educating the people of the United 
        States about the dangers of distracted driving;
Whereas the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, convened a 2-day Distracted 
        Driving Summit in September 2009;
Whereas the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration have jointly declared April 30, 2010, to be ``No Phone 
        Zone Day''; and
Whereas April 2010 would be an appropriate month to designate as National 
        Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates April 2010 as ``Distracted Driving Awareness 
        Month'';
            (2) encourages all people in the United States to consider 
        the danger to others on the road and avoid distracted driving; 
        and
            (3) encourages teens, parents, teachers, and community 
        leaders to discuss the dangers of distracted driving.
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