,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4  
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself & ,mr4         
,hultgr57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure        
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! dang]s (     
di/ract$ driv+4  ,:]eas1 9 #bjaa1       
,congress pass$ ! ,safe ,te5 & ,novice  
,driv] ,uni=m ,protection ,act ( #bjaa1 
:i* au?oriz$ ! ,secret>y (              
,transportation to aw>d inc5tive grants 
to ,/ates ) graduat$ driv] lic5s+ laws t
 require novice driv]s y\ng] ?an age #ba
 to comply ) a two-/age lic5s+ process  
be=e receiv+ an unre/rict$ driv]'s      
lic5se2 ,:]eas ! two-/age process       
includ$ a le>n]'s p]mit & a subsequ5t   
int]m$iate p]mit /age t prohibits !     
usage ( cell phones or o!r communication
 devices 9 nonem]g5cy situations2 ,:]eas
 ?is law aim$ to r$uce in/ances (       
impair$ driv+1 includ+ di/ract$ driv+2  
,:]eas1 9 #bjae1 ! ,national ,safety    

,c\ncil report$ t #dg p]c5t ( driv]s    
believe x is safe to s5d a text ei!r    
manually or via voice-dictation sy/em1  
#ce p]c5t ( te5s use social m$ia beh9d !
 :eel1 & #ed p]c5t ( driv]s feel        
pressure f "w to drive di/ract$2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjaf1 ab\t #dj1jjj p di$ 9 motor    
vehicle cra%es1 repres5t+ a #ad p]c5t   
increase s9ce #bjad2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaf1 ! 
,national ,safety ,c\ncil1 ! ,national  
,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration1
 ! ,f$]al ,highway ,adm9i/ration1 & !   
,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri] ,safety            
,adm9i/ration all ann\nc$ ! ,road to    
,z]o initiative1 ) ! goal ( elim9at+    
traffic fatalities )9 #cj ye>s2 ,:]eas  
?is coalition enc\rages a coord9at$     
approa* by local & ,/ate entities to    
increase driv] safety2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 
,,at,t report$ t :ile driv+1 ne>ly #d 9 
#aj sm>tphone us]s tap into social m$ia1
 almo/ #c 9 #aj surf ! net1 &           
surpris+ly1 #a 9 #aj video *at2 ,:]eas  
,,at,t rese>* reports t :ile text+ &    
email+ rema9 ! preval5t driv]           

di/raction1 m ?an #a_/d poll$ report$   
us+ o!r social plat=ms1 su* z ,facebook 
& ,twitt]1 :ile driv+2 ,:]eas a %ock+ #a
 9 #g report$ !y are active on ,twitt] f
 beh9d ! :eel ( a mov+ vehicle2 ,:]eas !
 ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety    
,adm9i/ration reports t di/ract$ driv+  
is a problem = all age gr\ps1 b         
especially = y\ng]1 novice driv]s :o use
 sm>tphones at a rate ov] two times     
high] ?an o!r age gr\ps2 ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &      
,prev5tion1 motor vehicle cra%es are !  
lead+ cause ( dea? = te5s2 ,:]eas #dg   
,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia n[ ban  
text+ :ile driv+1 #ae ,/ates & !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia prohibit all h&    
held use ( cell phones :ile driv+1 & #ch
 ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia ban all
 cell phone use by novice driv]s2 &     
,:]eas ,congress inc5tivizes ,/ates to  
ban all cell phone use = te5 driv]s1    
except 9 cases ( em]g5cy3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
recognizes ! dang]s ( di/ract$ driv+ &  

expresses support =-- 7#a7 public &     
private ef=ts to educate ! public ab\t !
 dang]s ( di/ract$ driv+2  7#b7         
indu/ry-l$ eng9e]+ solutions to r$uce   
fatal cra% risks z a result ( di/ract$  
driv+2  7#c7 /rong] en=cem5t ( di/ract$ 
driv+ laws2  7#d7 ! ,x ,c ,wait campaign
 creat$ by ,,at,t to raise aw>5ess ( !  
dang]s ( text+ & driv+2 &  7#e7 ! ,road 
to ,z]o coalition & its ef=ts to        
enc\rage a holi/ic1 safe sy/em approa*  
to improv+ roadway safety1 includ+ r$uc+
 di/ract$ driv+ & cra%es relat$ to x4