PRINTER'S NO. 3128
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
444
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, WENTLING, CONKLIN, VENKAT, WAXMAN,
HOHENSTEIN, KHAN, KINSEY, MADSEN, BURGOS, MERSKI, HILL-EVANS,
CURRY, HADDOCK, MENTZER, KAZEEM AND GREINER, MAY 20, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 20, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2024 as "Bike Month," the week of
May 13 through 19, 2024, as "Bike to Work Week" and May 17,
2024, as "Bike to Work Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Riding a bicycle is an excellent form of exercise
that improves mental and physical health and is a part of a
healthy lifestyle for men, women and children to travel between
home, school and work; and
WHEREAS, Considering that bicycle riders and motor vehicle
operators share many of the same roads, it is important to
ensure everyone's safety by educating cyclists and motorists
regarding the proper and safe operation of bicycles; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth seeks to promote energy-efficient
and green-friendly technologies to enhance and sustain
Pennsylvanian's quality of life and to make its communities more
livable, and bicycling is an integral element in these plans;
and
WHEREAS, Bicycle commuting is an effective means to improve
air quality, reduce traffic congestion and noise and conserve
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