2019 -- H 6024 | |
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LC002462 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY TO BE "MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH" | |
IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND URGING ALL RHODE ISLAND MOTORISTS | |
TO AVOID DISTRACTED DRIVING | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Mattiello, Bennett, Quattrocchi, Chippendale, and | |
Date Introduced: April 24, 2019 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, Approximately 8.4 million motorcycles are registered in the United States |
2 | and there are approximately 33,000 motorcycles registered in Rhode Island. Motorcycle riding is |
3 | a popular form of transportation enjoyed by about five percent of the American people and they |
4 | travel approximately 21 million miles each year; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Motorcycles provide a more efficient mode of transportation than cars or |
6 | trucks. Motorcycles use up fewer resources, cause less wear and tear on our roads and highways, |
7 | and increase available parking spaces; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Unfortunately, distracted driving poses grave dangers to other motorists, |
9 | especially motorcyclists. Distractions can be any activity that takes a drivers focus off the task of |
10 | driving, including eating and drinking, talking or texting on the phone, and numerous other |
11 | distractions, all of which pose serious dangers to the motorcycle driving public. In 2016, 3,450 |
12 | lives were lost due to incidents involving distracted driving, and 391,000 people were injured in |
13 | crashes that involved distracted driving; now, therefore be it |
14 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
15 | Providence Plantations hereby proclaims the Month of May to be "Motorcycle Awareness |
16 | Month" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
2 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Paul Bond, President of the Rhode Island |
3 | Motorcycle Association. |
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