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Representative introduces bipartisan resolution urging action on nighttime pedestrian fatalities
Summary
House Resolution 1177 was introduced by Representative Glaze, citing that 84% of pedestrian deaths occur at night and that 294 pedestrians died in Georgia in 2024; the resolution calls for a data-driven focus on visibility to reduce fatalities.
Representative Glaze introduced House Resolution 1177, a bipartisan resolution urging action to reduce pedestrian deaths by focusing on visibility at night. He told the committee that "84 percent of pedestrians' deaths happen at night," and said that "in 2024 alone, 294 pedestrians were killed and the vast majority of them were at night," framing the resolution as a data-driven response to a statewide safety trend.
Glaze said the resolution emphasizes visibility as a critical factor in preventing fatalities and appealed to the committee to treat the measure as a life-saving step. The committee recorded no questions or debate on the resolution during this session.
What happens next: The transcript records the introduction; no formal vote or additional action on HR 1177 is recorded in the provided segments.
