Bill Text: IL SR0749 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares November 3-10, 2019 as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week in the State of Illinois.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-11-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0749 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0749-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate recognize
drowsy driving as a public health threat to the residents of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death of
young people in the U.S., taking the lives of at least 5,600
teens each year, and sleep-related crashes are most common in
young people, who tend to stay up late, sleep too little, and
drive at night; and
WHEREAS, The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration estimates that at least 100,000 police-reported
crashes each year are the direct result of driver fatigue; and
WHEREAS, Signs of drowsy driving include frequent yawning
or being unable to keep your eyes open, daydreaming or having
wandering and disconnected thoughts, not remembering driving,
ending up too close to cars in front of you, catching yourself
nodding off and having trouble keeping your head up, missing
road signs or driving past your turn or exit, and driving into
another lane of traffic or onto the rumble strip or shoulder of
the road; and
WHEREAS, Just like drugs or alcohol, sleep loss or fatigue

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impairs driving skills such as hand-eye coordination, reaction
time, vision, awareness of surroundings, decision making,
judgment, and inhibition, which can be fatal when driving; and
WHEREAS, According to the National Sleep Foundation's
Sleep in America poll, 60% of Americans have driven while
feeling sleepy, and 37% admit to actually having fallen asleep
at the wheel in the past year; and
WHEREAS, Countermeasures to prevent a fall-asleep crash
while driving include driver awareness of warning signs of
drowsy driving, driver decision to stop driving when warning
signs of fatigue arise and find a safe place to take a 15-20
minute nap and consume caffeine, driver decision to limit
traveling long distances alone, and driver decision to let a
passenger take over the driving; and
WHEREAS, Public awareness and education campaigns on
drowsy driving and ways to avoid drowsy driving will reduce
preventable deaths in Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare November
3-10, 2019 as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week in the State of
Illinois; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That all residents of Illinois are encouraged to
become familiar with the signs of drowsy driving and take steps
to avoid drowsy driving; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Illinois Secretary of State's office and
the Illinois Department of Transportation are encouraged to
promote safety on Illinois roads by publicizing resources by
the National Sleep Foundation during Drowsy Driving Prevention
Week 2019 on its website and other electronic platforms widely
accessible to Illinois residents.