[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 190 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5553]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 468--DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 26, 2023, AS ``DRIVE SAFER 
                                SUNDAY''

  Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 468

       Whereas motor vehicle travel is the primary means of 
     transportation in the United States;
       Whereas every individual traveling on roads and highways 
     needs to drive in a safer manner in order to reduce deaths 
     and injuries that result from motor vehicle crashes;
       Whereas, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration, wearing a seat belt saves more than 15,000 
     lives each year;
       Whereas the Senate wants all people of the United States to 
     understand the life-saving importance of wearing a seat belt 
     and encourages motorists to drive safely, not just during the 
     holiday season, but every time they get behind the wheel; and
       Whereas the Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest 
     highway traffic days 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 the day through use of 
     Citizens Band radios and truck stops across the United 
     States;
       (C) clergies to remind their members 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; and
       (E) the people of the United States to use the Sunday after 
     Thanksgiving as an opportunity to educate themselves about 
     highway safety; and
       (2) designates November 26, 2023, as ``Drive Safer 
     Sunday''.

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