A resolution designating April 2010 as "Distracted Driving Awareness Month".

Whereas, in 2008, nearly 6,000 people died as a result of accidents involving a distracted driver;

Whereas 21 percent of vehicle crash injuries in 2008 involved distracted driving;

Whereas a 2009 study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 87 percent of the public considers texting while driving to be a very serious threat to their safety;

Whereas 6 States, the District of Columbia, and the United States Virgin Islands have enacted laws banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving;

Whereas 23 States, the District of Columbia, and Guam have enacted laws banning texting while driving;

Whereas a 2008 study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that at any given moment during daylight hours more than 800,000 vehicles are being operated by someone who is using a hand-held cell phone;

Whereas the Department of Transportation has launched distraction.gov, a website devoted to raising awareness and educating the people of the United States about the dangers of distracted driving;

Whereas the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, convened a 2-day Distracted Driving Summit in September 2009;

Whereas the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have jointly declared April 30, 2010, to be No Phone Zone Day; and

Whereas April 2010 would be an appropriate month to designate as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Now, therefore, be it