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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, STACK, FONTANA, ORIE, ERICKSON, M. WHITE, KASUNIC, BAKER, DINNIMAN, HUGHES, BREWSTER, COSTA, WAUGH, GREENLEAF, ALLOWAY, SCHWANK, BROWNE, SOLOBAY, FARNESE, MENSCH, D. WHITE, FERLO, WASHINGTON, PILEGGI, BOSCOLA AND TARTAGLIONE, OCTOBER 18, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 18, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing "School Bus Safety Week," which is being celebrated |
2 | the week of October 16 through 22, 2011, in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Approximately 31,511 yellow school buses carry more |
4 | than 1.5 million children to and from school every weekday; and |
5 | WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's 31,511 school buses comprise the |
6 | largest mass transportation fleet in this nation, 2.5 times the |
7 | size of all other forms of mass transportation, including |
8 | transit, intercity buses, commercial airlines and all rail, |
9 | combined; and |
10 | WHEREAS, During the school year, school buses make more than |
11 | 3 million passenger trips daily carrying this Commonwealth's |
12 | future, our children; and |
13 | WHEREAS, School bus transportation is 13 times safer than |
14 | traveling in a passenger vehicle and is the safest form of |
15 | ground transportation available; and |
16 | WHEREAS, School buses meet higher construction, equipment and |
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1 | inspection standards than any other vehicle, and school bus |
2 | drivers meet higher qualification, training and testing |
3 | standards than any other drivers; and |
4 | WHEREAS, According to the National Academy of Sciences, less |
5 | than 2% of fatal school hour accidents occur on school buses; |
6 | and |
7 | WHEREAS, Despite the best efforts of the school safety |
8 | officials and the pupil transportation industry, accidents still |
9 | happen; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Most of the accidents involved children in the area |
11 | immediately surrounding the bus, either by a passing vehicle or |
12 | by the bus itself; and |
13 | WHEREAS, "School Bus Safety Week," which is celebrated in |
14 | more than 40 states and sponsored by the National Highway |
15 | Traffic Safety Administration, was created to remind all |
16 | students of the best way to get on and off the bus in an effort |
17 | to enhance the safety of this nation's children; and |
18 | WHEREAS, "School Bus Safety Week," which dates back to 1966, |
19 | also recognizes the hard work and dedication of school |
20 | transportation personnel, especially the many school bus drivers |
21 | who ensure a safe journey each and every day; and |
22 | WHEREAS, "School Bus Safety Week" promotes awareness through |
23 | State and local poster and speech contests, lessons utilizing |
24 | school bus safety, community awareness kits and other activities |
25 | built around themes that raise awareness of school bus safety |
26 | issues; therefore be it |
27 | RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize "School Bus Safety Week," |
28 | which is being celebrated the week of October 16 through 22, |
29 | 2011, in Pennsylvania and support the safe transportation of all |
30 | students in this Commonwealth. |
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