| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution designating the week of September 1-7, 2009, |
| 3 | as "Drowsy Driver Prevention Week" in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, a 2009 Sleep in America Poll reported that 28 |
| 6 | percent of Americans reported driving while drowsy at least once |
| 7 | per month in the past year, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, among Americans who drive, 28 percent have |
| 9 | reported nodding off or falling asleep while driving, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, the incidence of drowsy driving can be reduced by |
| 11 | educating drivers of the risks of driving without adequate |
| 12 | amounts of rest, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, many Florida residents die each year from crashes |
| 14 | that are related to drowsy, fatigued driving, including 8-year- |
| 15 | old Ronshay Dugans, who died when a cement truck driven by a |
| 16 | drowsy driver overturned on the bus she was riding in |
| 17 | Tallahassee on September 5, 2008, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 19 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 20 | Florida: |
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| 22 | That the week of September 1-7, 2009, is recognized as |
| 23 | "Drowsy Driver Prevention Week" in Florida and all residents are |
| 24 | encouraged to remember those Floridians who have died in |
| 25 | collisions related to drowsy driving. |
| 26 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 27 | presented to the family of Ronshay Dugans as a tangible token of |
| 28 | the sentiments expressed herein. |