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  H.C.R. No. 114
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Distracted driving, which encompasses risky actions
  such as talking on a cell phone, texting, eating, or putting on
  makeup while behind the wheel, killed nearly 5,500 people in the
  United States in 2009; and
         WHEREAS, According to figures collected by the National
  Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 16 percent of fatal crashes
  in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving, and an even higher
  percentage of crashes resulting in injuries were reported to
  involve distracted drivers; astonishingly, data on driver
  electronic device use suggested that at any given daylight moment,
  nine percent of all drivers on U.S. roads were using some type of
  phone; and
         WHEREAS, A poll conducted for an insurance comparison website
  in 2010 found that 93 percent of American drivers engage in various
  forms of distracted driving, 70 percent of those between the ages of
  18 and 24 admitted to texting and driving, and 4 in 10 American
  adults acknowledged that being distracted while driving caused them
  to swerve, slam on the brakes, get a ticket, nearly get into an
  accident, or experience a minor or major wreck; the poll further
  established that drivers with more income and education were more
  likely to drive while distracted; and
         WHEREAS, Whether due to visual, manual, or cognitive
  distractions, distracted driving takes a heavy toll on Americans,
  and it is also expensive, resulting in claims payments that
  increase insurance premiums for everyone; the serious costs of
  distracted driving were recently noted in a series of New York Times
  articles by Matt Richtel, which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2010, and
  Webster's New World College Dictionary selected "distracted
  driving" as the word of the year for 2009; in addition, the United
  States Congress recognized April 2010 as National Distracted
  Driving Awareness Month; and
         WHEREAS, The Lone Star State needs Texas drivers to better
  understand the dangers of distracted driving and continue to
  address this growing problem that threatens all who use our streets
  and highways; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby designate April 2011 as Distracted Driving Awareness Month
  and urge all members of the motoring public to support this
  worthwhile event.
 
  Craddick
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was adopted by the House on March
  23, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 114 was adopted by the Senate on March
  24, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor