,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aajf  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #aa1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,,resolution  ,expressing support to    
designate the week of ,september #ba    
through ,september #bg1 #bjbj1 ,rail    
,safety ,week in the ,united ,states1   
and to support the goals and ideals of  
,rail ,safety ,week to reduce           
rail-related accidents1 fatalities1 and 
injuries4  ,whereas the first ,rail     
,safety ,week was held from ,september  
#bd through ,september #cj1 #bjag1 by   
the national education safety nonprofit 
,operation ,lifesaver1 the ,department  
of ,transportation1 and other           
organizations2 ,whereas ,rail ,safety   
,week was launched to raise awareness   
about the need for increased education  
on how to be safe around highway-rail   
grade crossings and railroad tracks and 

to highlight efforts to further reduce  
collisions1 injuries1 and fatalities2   
,whereas the number of public crossings 
has decreased by #h percent1 while the  
number of gates has increased by #bf    
percent since #bjje2 ,whereas over the  
course of #cj years1 grade crossing     
fatalities have decreased by #eg        
percent2 ,whereas while grade crossing  
injuries are #aa percent higher1 grade  
crossing fatalities are #ba percent     
higher1 and grade crossing collisions   
are #ae percent higher1 since #bjji2    
,whereas preliminary ,federal statistics
 show that more than #b1baf             
highway-grade crossing crashes occurred 
across the ,united ,states in #bjai1    
resulting in #bii persons killed and    
another #hbb injured2 ,whereas          
highway-grade crossing crashes are more 
severe than highway collisions and are  
more likely to result in death and      
injury2 ,whereas an estimated #id       
percent of collisions and #hg percent of
 fatalities result from risky driving   

behavior each year2 ,whereas many       
collisions between trains and motor     
vehicles or pedestrians could have been 
prevented by increased education1       
engineering1 and enforcement2 ,whereas  
,operation ,lifesaver1 the foremost     
public information and education program
 on rail safety1 administers a public   
education program about grade-crossing  
safety and trespassing prevention2      
,whereas during ,rail ,safety ,week1    
from ,september #ba through #bg1 and    
throughout the year1 everyone is        
encouraged to take added caution as     
motorists or pedestrians approach tracks
 or trains2 ,whereas the ,united        
,states1 ,canada1 and ,mexico will      
observe ,rail ,safety ,week             
concurrently2 and ,whereas this         
important observance should lead to     
greater safety awareness and a reduction
 in highway-rail grade crossing crashes 
and pedestrian and railroad incidents3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the 

designation of ,rail ,safety ,week2     
7#b7 expresses strong support for the   
goals and ideals of ,rail ,safety ,week 
and efforts to reduce rail-related      
accidents1 fatalities1 and injuries2 and
  7#c7 encourages the people of the     
,united ,states to participate in ,rail 
,safety ,week events and activities and 
to educate themselves and others on how 
to be safe around railroad tracks4