BILL ANALYSIS Ó ACR 140 Page 1 Date of Hearing: March 14, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES Gordon, Chair ACR 140 (Obernolte) - As Amended March 8, 2016 SUBJECT: Don't Text and Drive Day SUMMARY: Proclaims April 27, 2016, as Don't Text and Drive Day, and would call upon individuals, government agencies, and schools, among others, to promote awareness of the problem of texting and driving and to support programs and policies that reduce the incidence of texting while driving in California and nationwide. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)The National Safety Council estimates that over 340,000, or 6 percent, of all crashes in 2013 involved text messaging. 2)In California, it is unlawful to write, send, or read a text message while driving, without using voice-operated and hands-free technology. 3)In a 2011 study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 31.2 percent of United States drivers 18 to 64 years of age reported that they had read or sent text or email messages while driving at least once in the past 30 days. Nearly 70 percent of California drivers surveyed said they had been hit or nearly hit by a driver who was talking or texting ACR 140 Page 2 on a cell phone. 4)According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting while driving is six times more likely to result in an accident than driving while intoxicated. 5)Don't Text and Drive Day calls upon individuals, government agencies, business leaders, hospitals, schools, and public and private institutions within the state to promote awareness of the problem of texting and driving and to support programs and policies that reduce the incidence of texting while driving in California and nationwide. FISCAL EFFECT: None REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION: Support None on file Opposition None on file Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 ACR 140 Page 3