California
State Assembly passes Obernolte’s Resolution
Don’t TEXT & DRIVE Day
Left to Right: Assemblyman Ken Cooley, Assemblyman Tom Lackey,
William Sayegh, Sandra Ganis, and Assemblyman Jay Obernolte
The
California State Assembly passed Assemblyman Jay Obernolte’s (R-Hesperia)
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 140, which declared APRIL 27th as Don’t Text and Drive Day and encourages schools and
local communities to adopt and support programs to reduce the incidence of
texting and driving.
“I’m
proud to author this resolution and I hope that it encourages drivers to change
their attitudes about texting and driving,” said Obernolte. “Texting while
driving is six times more likely to cause an accident than driving while
intoxicated, and yet an alarming number of Californians continue to do it. I
hope that ACR 140 will call people’s attention to this serious problem.”
Assemblyman
Obernolte was joined on the Assembly floor by Sandra Ganis and William Sayegh,
co-founders of Stop Texting and Driving Today. Ganis and Sayegh founded their
advocacy group in Hesperia in 2015 to educate teens about the dangers of
texting and driving, working together with local high schools and business
partners.
Assemblyman
Jay Obernolte represents the 33rd Assembly District, which
includes the San Bernardino County communities of Adelanto, Apple Valley,
Baker, Barstow, Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Big River, Crestline, Fort Irwin,
Hesperia, Johnson Valley, Lake Arrowhead, Lenwood, Lucerne Valley, Needles, Oak
Hills, Phelan, Running Springs, Silver Lakes, Trona, Twentynine Palms Base,
Twin Peaks and Victorville.