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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 140
          Author:   Obernolte (R), et al.
          Amended:  4/25/16 in Assembly
          Vote:     21  

          ASSEMBLY FLOOR:  Read and adopted, 4/25/16

           SUBJECT:   Don't Text and Drive Day


          SOURCE:    Stop Texting and Driving Today


          DIGEST:          This resolution proclaims April 27, 2016, as Don't  
          Text and Drive Day, and calls 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.
          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Texting while driving poses a significant risk to drivers and  
            those around them.


          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)According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute,  
            texting while driving is six times more likely to result in an  
            accident than driving while intoxicated.








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          4)Sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes from the  
            road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent, at 55  
            miles per hour, of driving the length of an entire football  
            field, blind.


          5)According to the National Highway Traffic Safety  
            Administration, text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times  
            worse than driving while not distracted.


          This resolution proclaims April 27, 2016, as Don't Text and  
          Drive Day, and 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:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified5/2/16)


          Stop Texting and Driving Today (source)
          AFSCME, AFL-CIO
          Auto Club of Southern California
          California Association of Highway Patrolmen
          Impact Teen Drivers


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified5/2/16)


          None received










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          Prepared by:  Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          5/6/16 14:24:37


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