Posted: | October 4, 2016 10:01 AM |
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From: | Representative Katharine M. Watson |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | National Teen Driver Safety Week in PA October 16 - 22, 2016 |
National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) is a federally designated time each year to raise awareness of teen driver safety topics and to seek solutions to unnecessary teen deaths on the road. It occurs this year from OCTOBER 16 through OCTOBER 22, 2016. Let us come together and focus Pennsylvania’s attention once again on this serious issue. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults in the United States, and many of these deaths are preventable. The theme for this year is “Avoid the Regret, Avoid Impaired Driving.” One of the major factors that increases the risk of a crash is impaired driving, and research shows that most teens know they are vulnerable and are well aware of the many risks of driving. To focus on avoiding regret can be a powerful message for a teen driver. Impaired driving includes all of the following:
Through this resolution we can recognize “National Teen Driver Safety Week” and encourage the people of Pennsylvania to engage and empower licensed teen drivers in the Commonwealth to become safe skilled drivers. Please join me by adding your name to this resolution. |
Introduced as HR1068