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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 468
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 16 (legislative day, November 15), 2023
Mr. Warnock (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating November 26, 2023, as Drive Safer Sunday
.
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
That the Senate—
encourages—
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;
national trucking firms—
to alert employee drivers to be especially focused on driving safely on the Sunday after Thanksgiving; and
to publicize the importance of the day through use of Citizens Band radios and truck stops across the United States;
clergies to remind their members to travel safely when attending services and gatherings;
law enforcement personnel to remind drivers and passengers to drive safely, particularly on the Sunday after Thanksgiving; and
the people of the United States to use the Sunday after Thanksgiving as an opportunity to educate themselves about highway safety; and
designates November 26, 2023, as Drive Safer Sunday
.