[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 181 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7059]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 699--DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 25, 2018, 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. 699

       Whereas motor vehicle travel is the primary means of 
     transportation in the United States;
       Whereas every individual traveling on roads and highways 
     should drive in a safe manner so as 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--
       (i) to alert employee drivers to be especially focused on 
     driving safely on the Sunday after Thanksgiving; and
       (ii) to publicize the importance of driving safely on the 
     Sunday after Thanksgiving on the Citizens Band Radio Service 
     and at truck stops across the United States;
       (C) clergies to remind 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 during the holiday season and 
     throughout the rest of the year; and
       (F) the people of the United States--
       (i) to understand the life-saving importance of wearing a 
     seat belt; and
       (ii) to educate themselves about highway safety; and
       (2) designates November 25, 2018, as ``Drive Safer 
     Sunday''.

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