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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 148
          Author:   Bates (R), et al.
          Introduced:6/2/16  
          Vote:     21  

           SUBJECT:   Crosswalk Safety Awareness Month


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution designates October as Crosswalk Safety  
          Awareness Month.
          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)Californians should feel safe and protected any time they walk  
            and need to cross roadways.


          2)It is incumbent on all drivers to pay focused attention to the  
            well-being of everyone using a crosswalk.


          3)Children and adults are encouraged to walk in crosswalks when  
            crossing the street and to observe crosswalk rules, including  
            to look before entering, walk not run, not text or wear  
            headsets, and stay alert as to oncoming traffic.


          4)The state has adopted the concept of "complete streets" in  
            roadway design to promote other modes of traffic, including  
            walking and bicycling, so that the lives of all those lost in  
            crosswalks are remembered, in particular the three children  








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            who lost their lives on Halloween night 2014.


          This resolution proclaims that the month of October be  
          designated as Crosswalk Safety Awareness Month in California.


          Comments


          Purpose.  According to the author's office, Senator Bates  
          introduced this resolution due to the tragedy in Orange County  
          in 2014, which killed three young girls who were out  
          trick-or-treating for Halloween.  These three girls had the  
          right-of-way at a crosswalk near an elementary school when a car  
          hit them and sped off.  According to research done by CNN,  
          Halloween is one of the deadliest nights of the year because of  
          the high volume of drivers and pedestrians on the road.   
          (http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/01/us/halloween-deaths)


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified6/6/16)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified6/6/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          6/9/16 13:07:53








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