PRINTER'S NO. 2894
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
380
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MARKOSEK, SANCHEZ, KHAN, HILL-EVANS, MARSHALL,
SCHLOSSBERG, HADDOCK, CONKLIN, KINSEY AND D. WILLIAMS,
APRIL 9, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 9, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of April 15 through 19, 2024, as "National
Work Zone Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "National Work Zone Awareness Week" is an annual
campaign held at the start of the road construction season to
encourage drivers to use extra caution when traveling through
highway work zones; and
WHEREAS, Originating in Virginia in 1997, the campaign went
national in 2000, with partnerships between state departments of
transportation, national road safety organizations, government
agencies, private companies and advocates; and
WHEREAS, In preparation for the first official "National Work
Zone Awareness Week," the American Traffic Safety Services
Association, along with the Federal Highway Administration and
the American Association of State Highway Transportation
Officials, outlined the goals for the campaign's efforts; and
WHEREAS, The organizations agreed that the goals of "National
Work Zone Awareness Week" are to:
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(1) Initiate efforts to raise awareness of the need for
more caution when driving through work zones to decrease
fatalities and injuries.
(2) Establish and promote a uniform set of safety tips.
(3) Ensure that the value of training and the importance
of best practices in regard to work zone safety would be
promoted among individuals in the private sector, industry
and roadway workers.
(4) Reach out to both roadway workers and contractors to
communicate possible effects of motorists' behavior in
response to traffic delays, and advise on what steps might
possibly be taken to lessen negative behavior.
(5) Ensure that outreach efforts would be made to work
with entities involved with work zone safety and to form
partnerships;
and
WHEREAS, This year marks the 25th anniversary of "National
Work Zone Awareness Week" and will focus the week's events on
the theme, "Work Zones are temporary. Actions behind the wheel
can last forever"; and
WHEREAS, This year's events include Work Zone Safety Training
Day on Monday, April 15, a national kickoff event hosted by the
Maryland Department of Transportation on Tuesday, April 16, "Go
Orange Day" on Wednesday, April 17, a social media storm on
Thursday, April 18, and the Moment of Silence on Friday, April
19; and
WHEREAS, Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System highlights
the critical need for drivers to slow down and remain focused
while approaching and passing through a roadway work zone; and
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WHEREAS, In 2021, the most recent year in which national data
is available, there were 106,000 work zone crashes, resulting in
956 fatalities, with 108 being roadway workers; and
WHEREAS, The remainder and vast majority of those killed were
motorists and their passengers; and
WHEREAS, Additional national data shows that, in 2021, there
were 164 pedestrian fatalities in work zones, 323 commercial
motor vehicle-involved crash fatalities and 42,000 injuries; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth
reports that in 2022 there were 1,293 crashes in work zones
across this Commonwealth resulting in 14 fatalities and 723
injuries; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of April 15 through 19, 2024, as "National Work Zone
Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
motorists of this Commonwealth to recognize the importance of
slowing down, paying attention and using extra caution when
traveling through roadway work zones for the safety of
themselves, other travelers and the construction crews who are
working hard to improve the integrity of this Commonwealth's
roads.
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