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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The reaction time of motorists using cellular |
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| phones slows dramatically, increasing the risk of automobile |
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| accidents and tying up traffic generally; and
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| WHEREAS, Cell phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and |
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| 330,000 injuries in the United States every year; and
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| WHEREAS, The numbers of fatalities and injuries may be |
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| higher because data on cell phone use by motorists is limited; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Increasing cell phone use can be expected to cause |
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| the annual death estimate to rise; 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, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that State, county, and municipal law |
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| enforcement personnel are requested to include in their police |
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| reports of automobile accidents information pertaining to if an |
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| accident involved the use of a cellular phone; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Department of State Police shall request |
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| from State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies |
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| statistics on the use of cellular phones leading to automobile |
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| accidents over a one-year period beginning July 1, 2006, and |
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| report the findings to the General Assembly no later than |
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| December 1, 2007; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Department of State Police and appropriate |
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| county and municipal law enforcement agencies.
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