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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The North American Safe Boating Campaign,
3 sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council, the United
4 States Coast Guard, and several other American and Canadian
5 organizations, educates recreational boaters on the rules and
6 procedures of safe boating; and
 
7     WHEREAS, National Safe Boating Week traditionally marks
8 the start of the campaign and "highlights the need for boaters
9 to take command of their safety by wearing a life jacket at all
10 times while on the water"; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Drowning remains the number one cause of death
12 among victims of fatal boating accidents; on average, 700
13 people die each year in boating-related accidents in the U.S.
14 and nearly 70% of these are fatalities caused by drowning; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The vast majority of these accidents are caused by
16 human error or poor judgment and not by the boat, equipment, or
17 environmental factors; and
 
18     WHEREAS, A significant number of boaters who lose their
19 lives by drowning each year would be alive today had they worn
20 their life jackets; modern life jackets are more comfortable,
21 more attractive, and more wearable than styles of years past
22 and deserve a fresh look by today's boating public; and
 
23     WHEREAS, There are five tips for boating safely: wear your
24 life jacket, stay sober, take a safe boating course, get your
25 boat checked (the Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a free vessel
26 safety check), and be aware of carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas
27 that is odorless, colorless, and can be lethal; therefore, be
28 it
 
29     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we recognize the week of May 21, 2005, through May 27, 2005, as
3 Boat Smart. Boat Safe. Wear It. Week in Illinois; and be it
4 further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the National Safe Boating Council.