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Shown Here: Referred in Senate (09/06/2007)
110th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. CON. RES. 165
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
September 6, 2007
Received and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of National
Teen Driver Safety Week.
Whereas 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;
Whereas almost 7,500 drivers between the ages of 15 and 20
years were involved in fatal crashes in 2005 throughout the United
States;
Whereas the fatality rate in the United States for drivers
between the ages of 16 and 19 years, based on miles driven, is 4 times the
fatality rate for drivers between the ages of 25 and 69 years;
Whereas the majority of teen driver crashes in the United
States are due to driver error and speeding, and 15 percent of the crashes are
due to drunk driving;
Whereas roughly two-thirds of the teenagers killed in
motor vehicle accidents in the United States each year do not use
seatbelts;
Whereas approximately 63 percent of teen passenger deaths
in the United States occur while other teenagers are driving;
Whereas it is necessary to explore effective ways to
reduce the crash risk for young drivers by focusing research and outreach
efforts on areas of teen driving that show the most promise for improving
safety;
Whereas the National Teen Driver Survey, developed with
input from teenagers and administered by The Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia, demonstrates a national need to increase overall awareness about
the safe use of electronic handheld devices, the risk of nighttime and fatigued
driving, the importance of consistent seatbelt use, and the practice of
gradually increasing driver privileges over time as a young driver gains more
experience under supervised conditions;
Whereas in 2005, 1,553 crash fatalities involving a teen
driver occurred in the fall, when teenagers are in the first months of the
school year and faced with many decisions involving driving, including whether
to drive with peer passengers and other distractions; and
Whereas designating the third week of October as National
Teen Driver Safety Week is expected to increase awareness of these important
issues among teenagers and adults in communities throughout the United States,
as additional research is conducted to develop and test effective interventions
that will help teenagers become safer drivers: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That Congress—
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National
Teen Driver Safety Week; and
(2) encourages the
people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate activities
that promote the practice of safe driving among the Nation’s licensed teenage
drivers.
Passed the House of
Representatives September 5, 2007.