[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E799]
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  RECOGNITION OF U.S.-JAPAN COOPERATION ON EMERGENCY VEHICLE PRIORITY 
                                CONTROL

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 1999

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to my colleagues' 
attention the attached statement for the Congressional Record, 
``Emergency Vehicles Priority Control,'' following the highly 
successful Intelligent Transportation Systems conference in Washington 
last week.

       As a follow up to last weeks highly successful Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems conference in Washington, I would like 
     to join my congressional colleagues in recognizing the 
     cooperative efforts between the United States and Japan to 
     provide emergency vehicle priority control in Japan. This 
     exchange of Intelligent Transportation technology by the 
     United States, Japan's National Police Agency and the 
     Universal Traffic Management Society of Japan is expected to 
     improve response for emergency vehicles.
       The United States Congress supports this important joint 
     implementation of its technology between the two countries 
     and applauds the leadership and commitment of Japan and the 
     United States in improving public safety through improved 
     emergency vehicle priority control.

     

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