,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ca1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania 7= h]self & ,mr4  
,fitzpatrick7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure    
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
recognition ( ! week ( ,novemb] #b ?r\gh
 ,novemb] #h1 #bjbe1 z ,dr[sy ,driv+    
,prev5tion ,week4  ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion def9es   
dr[sy driv+ z op]at+ a motor vehicle    
:ile fatigu$ or sleepy2 ,:]eas dr[sy    
driv+ creates s]i\s risk on ! road by   
mak+ driv]s less att5tive1 sl[+ reaction
 times1 & affect+ 8 or h] ability to    
make decisions2 ,:]eas ! ,national      
,safety ,c\ncil consid]s dr[sy driv+ to 
be a pr(\nd impairm5t t mimics          
alcohol-impair$ driv+ 9 _m ways1 includ+
 impair$ att5tion1 m5tal process+1      
judgm5t1 & decision mak+2 ,:]eas /udies 
%[ t be+ awake = #ah h\rs results 9     
impairm5t equival5t or worse ?an a blood

 alcohol cont5t 7,,bac7 ( #j4je p]c5t & 
be+ awake = #bd h\rs results 9 a ,,bac (
 #j4a p]c5t1 high] ?an ! legal limit (  
#j4jh p]c5t ,,bac 9 all ,/ates2 ,:]eas !
 ,national ,sleep ,f\ndation advises t  
heal?y adults ne$ betwe5 #g & #i h\rs ( 
sleep p] night2 ,:]eas driv]s :o "w !   
night %ift1 "w multiple jobs1 or h      
irregul> "w s*$ules are at increas$ risk
 = motor vehicle cra%es caus$ by dr[sy  
driv+2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,sleep        
,f\ndation f\nd t #fj p]c5t ( adult     
driv]s report$ driv+ :ile dr[sy 9 ! pa/ 
ye> & an e/imat$ #a 9 #be adult driv]s  
7ag$ #ah or old]7 report$ hav+ fall5    
asleep :ile driv+ 9 ! previ\s #cj days2 
,:]eas an e/imat$ #cbh1jjj cra%es & #ba 
p]c5t ( all fatal cra%es annually1      
#f1djj dea?s p] ye>1 involve a dr[sy    
driv]2 ,:]eas ! ,national ,highway      
,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration          
cons]vatively e/imates t #ajj1jjj       
police-report$ cra%es ea* ye> are caus$ 
prim>ily by dr[sy driv+ & t su* cra%es  
result 9 m ?an #a1eej dea?s1 #ga1jjj    

injuries1 & #ab1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 monet>y   
losses2 ,:]eas num]\s ,/ates across !   
,nation promote & p>ticipate 9 ,dr[sy   
,driv+ ,prev5tion ,week2 ,:]eas ,dr[sy  
,driv+ ,prev5tion ,week in=ms           
communities ab\t prev5tative measures   
aga9/ dr[sy driv+ su* z improv+ ov]all  
sleep habits & avoid+ m$ication t causes
 dr[s9ess2 ,:]eas ! goal ( ,dr[sy ,driv+
 ,prev5tion ,week is to r$uce ! numb] ( 
driv]s :o drive :ile sleep depriv$2 &   
,:]eas dr[sy driv+ dea?s are prev5table1
 & lives c be sav$ ?r\gh aw>5ess1       
prev5tion1 & int]v5tion3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7  
supports ! designation ( ,dr[sy ,driv+  
,prev5tion ,week to raise aw>5ess ab\t !
 dang]s ( dr[sy driv+2 &  7#b7 enc\rages
 p across ! ,unit$ ,/ates to take       
prev5table /eps aga9/ dr[sy driv+4