H.R. No. 564
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The citizens of Lubbock will soon join a vanguard of
1-2 other progressive communities that have taken an active stand
1-3 against needless and preventable childhood accidents when they
1-4 celebrate the completion and grand opening of Lubbock's own Safety
1-5 City on April 26, 1993; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Modeled on similar projects that have proved highly
1-7 successful in reducing the number of traffic-related accidents
1-8 involving children, Lubbock's Safety City is a 2-1/2 acre miniature
1-9 city complete with traffic signals, crosswalks, and small
1-10 automobiles designed to teach traffic safety techniques to
1-11 children; and
1-12 WHEREAS, The value of these programs has been amply
1-13 demonstrated both in recent studies and in the experience of other
1-14 cities that have seen dramatic decreases in the number of serious
1-15 injuries and fatalities suffered by children involved in traffic
1-16 accidents; and
1-17 WHEREAS, A study conducted in New York in 1985 concluded that
1-18 children who learned hazard identification and avoidance in an
1-19 experiential environment, which is the objective of programs such
1-20 as Safety City, had 89 percent fewer accidents; Safety City
1-21 programs in other cities have confirmed these findings, noting
1-22 decreases of 50 percent or more in child pedestrian-automobile
1-23 accident rates; and
1-24 WHEREAS, Lubbock's Safety City will serve as a culminating
2-1 activity for traffic safety courses taught as part of the second
2-2 and fourth grade curricula in the Lubbock Independent School
2-3 District and will allow young students an opportunity to practice
2-4 in a realistic, hands-on setting and thus reinforce the valuable
2-5 lessons they receive in the classroom; and
2-6 WHEREAS, A superb example of public-private cooperation, the
2-7 project has enjoyed considerable community support to ensure its
2-8 success; and
2-9 WHEREAS, Among the many contributors who joined forces in
2-10 this endeavor are the Junior League of Lubbock, which initiated the
2-11 project with its generous financial contribution and hours of
2-12 volunteer labor, the city of Lubbock, which has provided both
2-13 financial and staff support as well as the site, the Lubbock
2-14 Independent School District, which is preparing the curriculum for
2-15 the Safety City program, the Lubbock chapter of American Institute
2-16 of Architects, whose members designed the course and the adjacent
2-17 classrooms, and the many local businesses that have become involved
2-18 as program sponsors; and
2-19 WHEREAS, A truly cooperative venture uniting businesses,
2-20 civic groups, parent-teacher organizations, and concerned
2-21 individuals, Lubbock's Safety City project is the culmination of
2-22 countless hours of hard work and dedication and an abiding concern
2-23 for the well-being of all the community's children, and the
2-24 organizers of this outstanding public service project indeed have
2-25 merited the highest praise and recognition for their superb
2-26 efforts; now, therefore, be it
2-27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
3-1 Legislature hereby commend the organizers and sponsors of Lubbock's
3-2 Safety City for their outstanding dedication to preserving and
3-3 protecting the community's most valuable resource and extend to
3-4 them best wishes for the greatest success in this worthy endeavor;
3-5 and, be it further
3-6 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
3-7 for the Lubbock Safety City organizers and sponsors as an
3-8 expression of high esteem by the Texas House of Representatives.
3-9 for the Lubbock Safety City organizers and sponsors as an
3-10 expression of high esteem by the Texas House of Representatives.
3-11 Duncan
3-12 H.R. No. 564
3-13 Laney Giddings Naishtat
3-14 Alexander Glaze Nieto
3-15 Allen Goodman Oakley
3-16 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
3-17 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
3-18 Averitt Gray Park
3-19 Bailey Greenberg Parra
3-20 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
3-21 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-22 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-23 Bomer Hamric Price
3-24 Bosse Harris Puente
3-25 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-26 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
3-27 Cain Hernandez Rangel
4-1 Campbell Hightower Raymond
4-2 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
4-3 Carter Hilderbran Romo
4-4 Chisum Hill Rudd
4-5 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
4-6 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
4-7 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-8 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-9 Cook Hudson Shields
4-10 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-11 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-12 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
4-13 Craddick James Smithee
4-14 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-15 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-16 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-17 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-18 Davila Kamel Talton
4-19 Davis Krusee Telford
4-20 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-21 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-22 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-23 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-24 Denton Longoria Uher
4-25 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-26 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-27 Dutton McDonald West
5-1 Earley Madden Williamson
5-2 Eckels Marchant Willis
5-3 Edwards Martin Wilson
5-4 Erickson Maxey Wolens
5-5 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
5-6 Flores Moreno Yost
5-7 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-8 Gallegos Munoz
5-9 H.R. No. 564
5-10 _______________________________
5-11 Speaker of the House
5-12 I certify that H.R. No. 564 was adopted by the House on April
5-13 21, 1993, by a non-record vote.
5-14 _______________________________
5-15 Chief Clerk of the House