Bill Text: TX HR1190 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Recognizing April 2020 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Texas.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-19 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HR1190 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1190-Comm_Sub.html
86R2522 BPG-D | ||
By: Minjarez, Price | H.R. No. 1190 |
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WHEREAS, Across the nation, April 2020 is being observed as | ||
Distracted Driving Awareness Month; and | ||
WHEREAS, Created by the National Safety Council, the campaign | ||
aims to tackle the growing problem of distracted driving, which | ||
encompasses such risky actions as talking on a cell phone, texting, | ||
eating, or grooming while behind the wheel; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, more than 100,000 automobile crashes in | ||
Texas involve distracted driving; a survey conducted by the Texas | ||
A&M Transportation Institute revealed that 38 percent of Texas | ||
motorists talk on their cell phones at least some of the time while | ||
driving, and more than 21 percent of drivers read or send text | ||
messages or e-mails; and | ||
WHEREAS, According to the National Safety Council and the | ||
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, recent years have | ||
seen the largest percentage increase in traffic fatalities in the | ||
United States in over half a century; while multiple factors | ||
contribute to traffic deaths, the risk of distracted driving due to | ||
technology is growing; and | ||
WHEREAS, Increased public awareness of these dangers is key | ||
to reducing incidents of distracted driving, and the monthlong | ||
observance in April is an opportunity for Texans to affirm their | ||
commitment to making our roadways safer for all; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize April 2020 as Distracted Driving | ||
Awareness Month in Texas and encourage residents of the Lone Star | ||
State to support this worthwhile event. |