[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 617 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 617

       Designating November 27, 2016, as ``Drive Safer Sunday''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2016

  Mr. Isakson (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Perdue) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Designating November 27, 2016, as ``Drive Safer Sunday''.

Whereas motor vehicle travel is the primary means of transportation in the 
        United States;
Whereas every individual traveling on the roads and highways needs to drive in a 
        safer manner to reduce deaths and injuries that result from motor 
        vehicle accidents;
Whereas according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wearing 
        a seat belt saves as many as 15,000 lives each year; and
Whereas the Sunday after Thanksgiving is the busiest highway traffic day of the 
        year: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) encourages--
                    (A) high schools, colleges, universities, 
                administrators, teachers, primary schools, and 
                secondary schools to launch campus-wide educational 
                campaigns to urge students to focus on safety when 
                driving;
                    (B) national trucking firms to alert their drivers 
                to be especially focused on driving safely on the 
                Sunday after Thanksgiving, and to publicize the 
                importance of the day through use of the Citizens Band 
                Radio Service and at truck stops across the United 
                States;
                    (C) clergies to remind their congregations to 
                travel safely when attending services and gatherings;
                    (D) law enforcement personnel to remind drivers and 
                passengers to drive safely, particularly on the Sunday 
                after Thanksgiving;
                    (E) motorists to drive safely, not just during the 
                holiday season, but every time they get behind the 
                wheel; and
                    (F) all people of the United States to understand 
                the life-saving importance of wearing a seat belt and 
                to use the Sunday after Thanksgiving as an opportunity 
                to educate themselves about highway safety; and
            (2) designates November 27, 2016, as ``Drive Safer 
        Sunday''.
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