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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 36 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety Week. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2007 

Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. OBAMA) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Driver 

Safety Week. 

Whereas motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death 

for adolescents and young adults in the United States, 

and many of these deaths are preventable; 

Whereas almost 7,500 drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 

years were involved in fatal crashes in 2005 throughout 

the United States; 

Whereas the fatality rate in the United States for drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 years, based on miles driven, 

is 4 times the fatality rate for drivers between the ages 

of 25 and 69 years; 


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Whereas the majority of teen driver crashes in the United 

States are due to driver error and speeding, and 15 percent of the crashes are due to drunk driving; 

Whereas roughly two-thirds of the teenagers killed in motor 

vehicle accidents in the United States each year do not 

use seatbelts; 

Whereas approximately 63 percent of teen passenger deaths 

in the United States occur while other teenagers are driving; 

Whereas it is necessary to explore effective ways to reduce 

the crash risk for young drivers by focusing research and 

outreach efforts on areas of teen driving that show the 

most promise for improving safety; 

Whereas the National Teen Driver Survey, developed with 

input from teenagers and administered by The Children’s 

Hospital of Philadelphia, demonstrates a national need to 

increase overall awareness about the safe use of electronic 

handheld devices, the risk of nighttime and fatigued driving, the importance of consistent seatbelt use, and the 

practice of gradually increasing driver privileges over 

time as a young driver gains more experience under supervised conditions; 

Whereas in 2005, 1,553 crash fatalities involving a teen driver occurred in the fall, when teenagers are in the first 

months of the school year and faced with many decisions 

involving driving, including whether to drive with peer 

passengers and other distractions; and 

Whereas designating the third week of October as National 

Teen Driver Safety Week is expected to increase awareness of these important issues among teenagers and 

adults in communities throughout the United States, as 


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additional research is conducted to develop and test effective interventions that will help teenagers become safe 

drivers: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

4 Teen Driver Safety Week; and 

5 (2) encourages the people of the United States 

6 to observe the week with appropriate activities that 

7 promote the practice of safe driving among the Na8 tion’s licensed teenage drivers. 

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