BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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140 (Obernolte)
As Amended March 8, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Brough, Gomez, | |
| | |Holden, Jones, | |
| | |Mullin, Quirk, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Waldron | |
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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%, of all crashes in 2013 involved text messaging.
2)In California, it is unlawful to write, send, or read a text
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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% 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%
of California drivers surveyed said they had been hit or
nearly hit by a driver who was talking or texting 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
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0002657
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