PRINTER'S NO. 1099
No. 46 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY MOWERY, JUBELIRER, CORMAN, BRIGHTBILL, PICCOLA,
HELFRICK, ROBBINS, THOMPSON, BELAN, WILLIAMS, BELL, WHITE,
WAGNER, PUNT, STAPLETON, FUMO, SCHWARTZ, COSTA, O'PAKE,
AFFLERBACH, SALVATORE, TOMLINSON, SLOCUM, GERLACH AND ULIANA,
MAY 12, 1997
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 12, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Proclaiming the week of May 11 through 17, 1997, as "MADD Week"
2 in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, In 1995 drivers and pedestrians impaired by alcohol
4 and other drugs accounted for 514 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, Drunk driving is the nation's most frequently
12 committed violent crime; and
13 WHEREAS, Injury and property damage resulting from alcohol-
14 impaired driving have caused physical, emotional and economic
15 hardship for hundreds of thousands of adults and young people;
16 and
1 WHEREAS, Health care costs resulting from motor vehicle
2 injuries affect all Americans. Thousands of dollars can be saved
3 in health care costs alone for each serious injury that is
4 prevented; and
5 WHEREAS, Programs were developed throughout the years to
6 promote public awareness and raise consciousness about the
7 dangers of alcohol-impaired driving and other drug-impaired
8 driving; and
9 WHEREAS, During the week of May 11 through 17, 1997, MADD
10 chapters, DUI victims, advocates, trauma centers, law
11 enforcement officers, EMS personnel, hospital personnel, high
12 school educators, transportation safety prevention departments
13 and drug and alcohol prevention departments will all join
14 together to educate the public about the violent crime of drunk
15 driving; and
16 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth considers of utmost seriousness its
17 duty to protect its citizens from hazards such as impaired
18 drivers; therefore be it
19 RESOLVED, That the Senate proclaim the week of May 11 through
20 17, 1997, as "MADD Week" in Pennsylvania and call upon all
21 citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions,
22 businesses, hospitals and schools in this Commonwealth to
23 promote awareness of driver impairment courses, existing and
24 proposed laws intended to further reduce and prevent impaired
25 driving and opportunities to establish safer and healthier norms
26 regarding the use of alcohol and other drugs for all citizens.
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