IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1696 
Supporting the goals and ideals of United Nations General Assembly Resolu-
tion A/64/255 declaring a ‘‘Decade of Action for Road Safety’’ for 
2011 to 2020. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. BURTON 
of Indiana) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of United Nations General 
Assembly Resolution A/64/255 declaring a ‘‘Decade of 
Action for Road Safety’’ for 2011 to 2020. 
Whereas according to the 2009 Global Status Report on 
Road Safety, nearly 1,300,000 people globally die in road 
crashes each year; 
Whereas unless immediate action is taken, road traffic inju-
ries are predicted to almost double, killing an estimated 
2,400,000 people per year by 2030; 
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Whereas another 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 people are in-
jured each year globally in motor vehicle crashes, which 
are expected to increase dramatically; 
Whereas road crashes are the leading cause of death globally 
for people between the ages of 5 and 29 years old; 
Whereas nearly 34,000 people died as the result of road traf-
fic injuries last year in the United States, and road 
crashes are currently the leading cause of death for 
United States citizens traveling abroad; 
Whereas the monetary cost of motor vehicle crashes world-
wide is currently estimated at $518,000,000,000; 
Whereas according to the World Health Organization, motor-
ist-related deaths and costs continue to rise in middle 
and low-income countries; 
Whereas it is critical that the international community sup-
port collaborative action to enhance global road safety by 
fostering partnerships and cooperation between govern-
ments, the private sector, and civil society, as well as re-
lationships between United States Federal agencies and 
other national and international road safety authorities; 
Whereas the 2009 Moscow Declaration, the result of a 
United Nations General Assembly resolution creating the 
first global high-level conference on international road 
safety, recommended key action steps and urged that the 
years 2011 to 2020 be designated as the ‘‘Decade of Ac-
tion for Road Safety’’; 
Whereas in September 2009, the House of Representatives 
passed H. Con. Res. 74 supporting the goals and ideals 
of a decade of action for road safety with a target to re-
duce by 50 percent the predicted increase in global road 
deaths between 2011 and 2020; and 
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Whereas the United Nations General Assembly adopted A/ 
Res/64/255 in March 2010, recognizing the social, eco-
nomic, and health consequences of road crashes on the 
progress of Millennium Development Goals, reaffirming 
the need for the further strengthening of international 
cooperation and knowledge-sharing in road safety, espe-
cially taking into account the needs of low-income and 
middle-income countries, and declaring 2011 to 2020 the 
‘‘Decade of Action for Road Safety’’: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses support for the goals and ideals of 
United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/64/ 
255 declaring a ‘‘Decade of Action for Road Safe-
ty’’, with a goal to stabilize and reduce the fore-
casted level of road traffic fatalities around the 
world by increasing activities conducted at the glob-
al, national, and regional levels; 
(2) requests that the United States Department 
of State improve and expand the collection and re-
porting of data involving the deaths of United States 
citizens abroad from road crashes; 
(3) requests that the Administration continue 
to improve road safety policies in the United States, 
particularly in the areas of management, infrastruc-
ture, vehicle safety, education, and post-crash care 
and rehabilitation; 
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(4) requests that the Administration support 
legislation, policy, and infrastructure developments 
that reduce key risk factors in road crashes, such as 
speeding, drunk driving, distracted driving, and the 
lack of use of helmets, seat belts, child restraints, 
and other safety devices; 
(5) encourages the Administration to assist and 
persuade other nations to adopt these and other 
road safety measures; and 
(6) encourages the Administration to take a 
leading role in implementing the activities of the 
Decade of Action through increased international co-
operation, partnerships, and knowledge-sharing with 
the public and private sectors regarding road safety. 
Æ 
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