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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, On an average day, more than 700 injury crashes |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 involve distracted driving, and the economic toll of all motor |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 vehicle crashes in the U.S. annually exceeds $400 billion; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Talking on a mobile phone, even in hands-free |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 mode, texting, and programming your dashboard infotainment |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 system or GPS device can divert your attention away from |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 driving and result in physical or cognitive distraction; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 WHEREAS, Illinois residents and all Americans deserve to |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 live in communities that promote safe driving behaviors and |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 healthy lifestyles; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 WHEREAS, Preventing distracted driving injuries and deaths |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 requires the cooperation of all levels of government, |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 employers, and the general public; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, The National Safety Council and the State of |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 Illinois work to promote policies, practices, and procedures |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 leading to increased safety, protection, and health in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 business and industry, in schools and colleges, on roads and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 highways, and in homes and communities; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 WHEREAS, In 2025, the National Safety Council will provide |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 the nation with a month-long distracted driving public |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 education campaign; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 WHEREAS, Spring is a time when people begin to log more |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 miles on the road, and it is imperative to focus attention on |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 motor vehicle injury risks and preventions; therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 2025 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month in the State of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 Illinois; and be it further |
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