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          Date of Hearing:  August 1, 2016 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          SCR  
                        148 (Bates) - As Introduced June 2, 2016


          SENATE VOTE:  35-0


          SUBJECT:  Crosswalk Safety Awareness Month


          SUMMARY:  Designates October as Crosswalk Safety Awareness  
          Month.  Specifically, this resolution makes the following  
          legislative findings: 


          1)Californians should feel safe and protected any time they walk  
            and need to cross roadways. It is incumbent on all drivers to  
            pay focused attention to the well-being of everyone using a  
            crosswalk.

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

          3)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  
            who lost their lives on Halloween night 2014.

          FISCAL EFFECT:  None









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          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
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          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800