[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6489]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 617--DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 27, 2016, AS ``DRIVE SAFER 
                                SUNDAY''

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

                              S. Res. 617

       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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