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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, There were 188 pedestrian fatalities in Illinois |
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| in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, There were 4,747 pedestrian fatalities in the |
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| United States in 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, At least some of these fatalities might have been |
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| avoided with changes in public policy; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that a |
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| Working Group on Pedestrian-Automobile Safety be formed under |
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| the direction of the Illinois Secretary of State and that the |
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| Working Group be open to members from any interested |
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| organization that contacts the Illinois Secretary of State, but |
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| especially representatives from the Illinois Safety Council, |
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| the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Illinois Traffic |
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| Safety Leaders, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the |
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| National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, any |
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| insurance company, and any unit of local government or law |
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| enforcement agency; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Working Group on Pedestrian-Automobile |
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| Safety be assigned the task of generating the State and local |
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| policy changes needed to make Illinois the world leader in |
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| minimizing pedestrian-automobile collisions; these policy |
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| changes shall address, but shall not be limited to, design of |
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| intersections, signage, behavioral changes, and civil and |
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| criminal penalties for unsafe conduct; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, that the Working Group shall present its |
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| recommendations to the Illinois General Assembly no later than |
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| November 1, 2005.
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