Full Text of HR0750 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Operation Lifesaver on | 4 | | the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its founding; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is a leader in supporting | 6 | | highway-rail grade crossing and pedestrian safety programs; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1972, Operation Lifesaver | 9 | | has been the foremost public information and education program | 10 | | dedicated to preventing highway-rail grade crossing crashes | 11 | | and pedestrian/railroad trespass incidents; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Operation Lifesaver is sponsored cooperatively by | 13 | | the federal government, the State of Illinois, local | 14 | | government agencies, civic and business organizations, the | 15 | | nation's railroads, and other groups interested in highway | 16 | | safety; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Through the unrelenting efforts of Operation | 18 | | Lifesaver and its public safety partners, the number of | 19 | | train/motor vehicle collisions has been reduced from a high in | 20 | | 1972 of roughly 12,000 annual incidents to approximately 2,200 | 21 | | incidents in 2019; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, While the number of highway-rail crossing | 2 | | collisions, deaths, and injuries has dropped over the past | 3 | | five decades, the mission is still important, as every three | 4 | | hours in the U.S. a person or vehicle is hit by a train; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Highway-grade crossing crashes are more severe | 6 | | than highway collisions and are more likely to result in death | 7 | | and injury; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Collisions between trains and motor vehicles or | 9 | | pedestrians can be reduced by increased public awareness of | 10 | | the dangers at crossings and around railroad property and the | 11 | | appropriate safety laws; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, This important observance should lead to greater | 13 | | safety awareness and a reduction in highway-rail grade | 14 | | crossings crashes and pedestrian/railroad incidents; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate Operation Lifesaver on its 50th anniversary | 19 | | and commend all Illinois freight and passenger railroad | 20 | | stakeholders who have supported the program's progress in the | 21 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we encourage all citizens to participate in | 2 | | activities to reduce crossing crashes and pedestrian/railroad | 3 | | trespass incidents throughout the year; and be it further | 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Operation Lifesaver as a symbol of our respect | 6 | | and esteem.
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