[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
NOTE: Sept. 25, 2006 -  [H.Con.Res.235]  STATE DRIVER'S LICENSE
CANDIDATES--MANDATE REGARDING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Whereas many people in the United States who are blind or otherwise
visually impaired have the ability to travel throughout their
communities without assistance;

Whereas visually impaired individuals encounter hazards that a
pedestrian with average vision could easily avoid, many of which
involve crossing streets and roadways;

Whereas the white cane and guide dog should be generally recognized as
aids to mobility for visually impaired individuals;

Whereas many States do not require candidates for driver's licenses to
associate the use of the white cane or guide dog with potentially
visually impaired individuals; and

Whereas visually impaired individuals have had their white canes and
guide dogs run over by motor vehicles, have been struck by the side-
view mirrors of motor vehicles, and have suffered serious personal
injury and death as the result of being hit by motor vehicles: Now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of the Congress that each State should require any
candidate for a driver's license in such State to demonstrate, as a
condition of obtaining a driver's license, an ability to associate the
use of the white cane and guide dog with visually impaired individuals
and to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in proximity to a
potentially visually impaired individual.

Agreed to September 25, 2006.