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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 127
BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY LANDRY
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the
implications and practicality of requiring oncoming traffic on a highway with two
or more lanes in each direction and with a continuous two-way left turn lane to stop
for school buses.
WHEREAS, oncoming traffic on a highway with two or more lanes in each direction
and with a continuous two-way left turn lane that is approaching a school bus presents a
safety issue for both the vehicle's driver, the bus, and the passengers; and
WHEREAS, school buses play an important role in lessening traffic on roadways and
providing a safe means of transportation for students to get to and from school and home;
and
WHEREAS, it is important that state and local governments protect the motoring
public on all roads, including passengers of school buses; and
WHEREAS, the driver of a vehicle upon a highway that is approaching a school bus,
from any direction should proceed with great caution and attention so as to prevent injury
to all parties; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may include in their
report how many accidents have occurred over the past five years that involved school buses
or passengers being struck while the bus was stationary and passengers were entering or
exiting the bus; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may also include in
their report where these reported incidents occurred, particularly if it was on a highway with
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may also include what
the implications and resulting consequences would be of requiring oncoming traffic to stop
completely as they approach school buses; and
WHEREAS, as more school buses are added to Louisiana's roads and more families
are relying on school buses as a safe means of transportation, it is important to take steps
necessary to keep passengers and all motorists safe.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the implications and
practicality of requiring oncoming traffic on a highway with two or more lanes in each
direction and with a continuous two-way left turn lane to stop for school buses and submit
their report to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the
Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works no later than February
1, 2015.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
shall receive input from the Department of Transportation and Development and the office
of motor vehicles in conducting this study.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the director of the office of public safety and corrections, the secretary of the Department
of Transportation and Development, and the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE