S.Res. 308 – Reading Mode

III

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. RES. 308

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 1, 2011

Mr. Isakson (for himself, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Chambliss) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Designating November 27, 2011, as Drive Safer Sunday.

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 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 the busiest highway traffic day of the year: Now, therefore, be it

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 be focused 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 Citizen’s Band (CB) radios and truck stops across the Nation;

(C)

clergy 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)

all people of the United States to use the Sunday after Thanksgiving as an opportunity to educate themselves about highway safety; and

(2)

designates November 27, 2011, as Drive Safer Sunday.