Senators Reverend Warnock and Capito are introducing the bipartisan Drive Safer Sunday resolution ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Sunday after Thanksgiving is typically one of the busiest and most dangerous driving weekends of the year

The resolution urges Americans traveling on roads and highways this Thanksgiving holiday to drive safer to reduce death and injury that can result from motor vehicle crashes

Nearly 82 million Americans are projected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, making Thanksgiving the single busiest holiday for travel

Senator Reverend Warnock: “We know safer streets require each of us to play our part, so I implore Georgians and all Americans to exercise caution amid the busy holiday season”

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) led the introduction of the bipartisan Drive Safer Sunday resolution to encourage Americans nationwide to exercise greater caution in their holiday travels. Nearly 82 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday period, making it the single busiest holiday for travel in the U.S.

“Driving with patience and focus is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself and the people you care about,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “We know safer streets require each of us to play our part, so I implore Georgians and all Americans to exercise caution amid the busy holiday season.”

“With so many Americans on the road to visit loved ones, the Sunday after Thanksgiving consistently ranks as one of the busiest travel days of the year,” said Senator Capito. “I’m proud to help reintroduce the Drive Safer Sunday resolution, which encourages everyone to exercise greater caution so they can return home safely.”

The Drive Safer Sunday resolution encourages all Americans to exercise greater caution in their holiday travels during a period of historically increased traffic incidents and fatalities. This year’s domestic travel forecast includes an additional 1.6 million travelers compared to last Thanksgiving, setting a new overall record. The resolution introduced by the Senators also designates the Sunday after Thanksgiving as “Drive Safer Sunday.”

First introduced in 2005, The Drive Safer Sunday resolution has historically been a bipartisan effort led by one of Georgia’s U.S. Senators. The effort was started by Steve and Susan Owings, board members of the Institute for Safer Trucking from Atlanta, whose son Cullum was tragically killed in a truck crash after returning to college from their family Thanksgiving in 2002. Since Cullum’s passing, Steve and Susan Owings have advocated for safer trucking and have worked with Georgia’s Congressional delegation to introduce this resolution.

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