PRINTER'S NO. 1789
No. 172 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY MASLAND, PHILLIPS, D. W. SNYDER, GEORGE, LYNCH, BAKER, DENT, CAPPABIANCA, BUXTON, ARMSTRONG, GORDNER, DEMPSEY, WILT, GIGLIOTTI, THOMAS, PESCI, SANTONI, LEDERER, RUBLEY, CURRY, LAUGHLIN, M. N. WRIGHT, VANCE, LESCOVITZ, JAROLIN, WOJNAROSKI, STURLA, CHADWICK, READSHAW, SCHRODER, McNAUGHTON, TRAVAGLIO, TIGUE, FLICK, FICHTER, CALTAGIRONE, HERSHEY, WAUGH, CORPORA, BEBKO-JONES, ARGALL, CORNELL, PETTIT, MUNDY, B. SMITH, HENNESSEY, FARGO, ITKIN, SURRA, DALLY, BOSCOLA, ROBERTS, WALKO, MANDERINO, ROONEY, COY, GEIST, LUCYK, WASHINGTON, EGOLF, ZUG, J. TAYLOR, SATHER, JOSEPHS, NAILOR, C. WILLIAMS, HERMAN, FEESE, SAYLOR, MELIO, BATTISTO, PLATTS, DRUCE, EACHUS, RAMOS, HUTCHINSON, SAINATO, CLYMER, DONATUCCI, E. Z. TAYLOR, SCHULER, BARD, HARHART, TRELLO, MARSICO, TRUE, HESS, DiGIROLAMO, ORIE, McILHATTAN, YOUNGBLOOD AND HALUSKA, MAY 12, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MAY 12, 1997
A RESOLUTION 1 Proclaiming the week of May 11 through 17, 1997, as "MADD Week" 2 in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Last year drivers and pedestrians impaired by 4 alcohol and other drugs accounted for 540 highway deaths in 5 Pennsylvania; and 6 WHEREAS, Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of 7 death for children, adolescents and young adults in 8 Pennsylvania; and 9 WHEREAS, Alcohol is involved in nearly half of all traffic 10 fatalities; and 11 WHEREAS, Injury and property damage resulting from alcohol-
1 impaired driving have caused physical, emotional and economic 2 hardship for hundreds of thousands of adults and young people; 3 and 4 WHEREAS, Health care costs resulting from motor vehicle 5 injuries affect all Americans. Thousands of dollars can be saved 6 in health care costs alone for each serious injury that is 7 prevented; and 8 WHEREAS, Programs were developed throughout the years to 9 promote public awareness and raise consciousness about the 10 dangers of alcohol-impaired driving and other drug-impaired 11 driving; and 12 WHEREAS, During the week of May 11 through 17, 1997, MADD 13 chapters, victims, advocates, trauma centers, law enforcement 14 officers and drug and alcohol prevention departments will all 15 join together to educate the public about the violent crime of 16 drunk driving; and 17 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth considers of utmost seriousness its 18 duty to protect its citizens from hazards such as impaired 19 drivers; therefore be it 20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives proclaim the week 21 of May 11 through 17, 1997, as "MADD Week" in Pennsylvania and 22 call upon all citizens, government agencies, public and private 23 institutions, businesses, hospitals and schools in this 24 Commonwealth to promote awareness of driver impairment courses, 25 existing and proposed laws intended to further reduce and 26 prevent impaired driving and opportunities to establish safer 27 and healthier norms regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs 28 for all citizens. E2L82JS/19970H0172R1789 - 2 -