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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Teens in the Driver Seat program of the Texas |
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Transportation Institute has helped significantly to raise |
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awareness and save lives in the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death |
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for young people, with some 5,000 teenagers nationwide and nearly |
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500 in Texas lost annually; in addition, for every teenager killed |
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in an automobile accident, 50 more are seriously injured, making |
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teen-driver crashes one of the most urgent safety and public health |
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crises now facing our state and nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Experts believe that to change this situation |
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substantially, it is essential that young people themselves play a |
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more active and productive role in improving roadway safety; and |
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WHEREAS, A growing number of Texas teenagers have dedicated |
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themselves to this important safety mission through their |
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involvement in the Teens in the Driver Seat program, created by the |
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Texas Transportation Institute and sponsored by the Texas |
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Department of Transportation and State Farm Insurance; Teens in the |
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Driver Seat has now been introduced in more than 400 Texas schools; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since the inception of this program, the number of |
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teens killed in crashes involving teen drivers in Texas has dropped |
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32 percent, a decline that is more than twice the national average; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Teens in the Driver Seat has vividly demonstrated |
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its effectiveness and lifesaving potential, and its many leaders |
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and participants are making a vital contribution to their schools, |
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their communities, and the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the Teens in the Driver Seat program |
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for its effectiveness in reducing the number of teenage-driver |
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automobile accidents and extend to all those associated with the |
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program sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
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crucial endeavors. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 216 was adopted by the House on March |
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10, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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