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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Statistics show that an alarming number of young
3 drivers are involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes, and
4 while teenagers make up only 6% of the driving population,
5 they account for 16% of all automobile deaths; and
6 WHEREAS, The vehicles teenagers operate in driver's
7 education class during their behind-the-wheel instruction
8 have "Student Driver" signs prominently displayed on them;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, Before a teen may obtain a driver's license, as
11 a supplement to his or her driver's education class, the teen
12 holds an instruction permit for three months, and under the
13 instruction permit, the teen must practice behind-the-wheel
14 driving with a responsible adult for a minimum of 25 hours;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, The Office of the Secretary of State encourages
17 parents to spend these 25 hours supervising their children
18 driving in many different situations, for example, driving
19 both during the day and at night, driving on the highway and
20 in the city, and driving in varying weather conditions; and
21 WHEREAS, There is currently no requirement that a
22 beginning driver display a sign on his or her vehicle that
23 reads "STUDENT DRIVER" or "PERMIT DRIVER" during the 25 hours
24 he or she spends behind the wheel driving under the
25 supervision of a responsible adult, meaning that other
26 drivers on the road have no way of knowing that they should
27 exercise additional caution around these drivers; therefore
28 be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we urge the Secretary of State to initiate a program to
3 provide the parents of student motorists with signs or
4 stickers, bearing the words "STUDENT DRIVER" or "PERMIT
5 DRIVER", to be displayed while the student is performing his
6 or her mandatory practice driving; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to
8 Secretary of State Jesse White.