A concurrent resolution to encourage national consumer effort to save and to arrive alive.

Summary

Declares that each operator of a motor vehicle should be encouraged, when traveling during weekends or holidays, between July 4, 1973, and September 3, 1973, on any road where the posted speed limit is fifty-five (55) miles per hour or greater to: (1) travel at a speed no greater than ten (10) miles per hours less than the posted speed limit; and (2) turn on the headlights of his or her motor vehicle in order to publicize his or her participation in a national consumer effort to decrease consumption of motor vehicle gasoline and to increase safety on the nation's roads. States that the Governor of each State should, as soon as practicable, make State funds available on an equitable basis and encourage private and other governmental organizations within the State to make funds available on an equitable basis, to State and local agencies, including but not limited to State highway patrols and traffic safety organizations, and to appropriate private organizations or individuals, for the purpose of encouraginig motor vehicle operators to observe the provisions of this resolution. Declares that the television, radio and print media should publicize, to the maximum extent possible, the details of this resolution in such a fashion as to encourage motor vehicle operators to observe these provisions. Provides that each Federal agency which has or can make funds available through such agency's own programs or to State or local governments or to private organizations or individuals, for the purpose of publicizing traffic safety efforts, should do so to the maximum extent possible, and as soon as practicable, for the purpose of encouraging motor vehicle operators to observe the provisions of this resolution.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 June 1973

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