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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Consumer Reports magazine has reported that 58 |
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| children in the United States were accidentally killed by |
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| backing vehicles during 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, An estimated 60% of these fatalities involve |
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| drivers who were parents or close relatives of the victims; and
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| WHEREAS, Technology is available to give every driver a |
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| better view of the area immediately behind his or her vehicle; |
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| therefore be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge our elected Representatives and Senators in the United |
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| State Congress to enact legislation requiring every car, sport |
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| utility vehicle, and pickup truck manufactured on or after |
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| January 1, 2006 to be equipped with mirrors, sensors, a camera, |
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| or other device giving the driver an unobstructed view of the |
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| entire area immediately behind the vehicle; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, the |
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| Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. |
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| Secretary of Transportation, and each member of the Illinois |
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| congressional delegation.
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