HR1177: HR1177 Pedestrians; wear bright or reflective clothing at night to improve visibility to drivers; urge

This resolution responds to a rise in pedestrian deaths on Georgia roads, citing more than 294 pedestrian fatalities in 2024, with 84 percent happening at night. It notes that federal transportation research has found reflective clothing visible from front and back is the most effective way to make pedestrians noticeable to drivers in low-light conditions. The resolution does not change any law. Instead, the House of Representatives formally urges pedestrians across the state to wear bright or reflective clothing at night. It also calls on the Georgia Department of Transportation to continue its existing 'See & Be Seen' safety campaign, which includes improving medians, crosswalks, pedestrian signals, and lighting. The Clerk of the House is directed to distribute copies of the resolution to the Department of Transportation and the public.

• Formally urges pedestrians in Georgia to wear bright or reflective clothing at night to be more visible to drivers.
• Calls on the Georgia Department of Transportation to continue its 'See & Be Seen' pedestrian safety campaign.
• Encourages continued infrastructure improvements such as better medians, crosswalks, pedestrian signals, and lighting.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the Department of Transportation and the public.
• Creates no new legal requirement, penalty, or funding; it is a nonbinding statement of the House's position.

Pedestrians across Georgia who walk at night, drivers sharing the road with them, and the Georgia Department of Transportation, which is encouraged to keep running its pedestrian safety campaign and infrastructure improvements.

While the resolution carries no legal force, it publicly highlights a rise in nighttime pedestrian deaths and puts the House's support behind reflective clothing and continued state safety campaigns, which could shape public awareness and future transportation funding priorities.

• The preamble cites more than 294 pedestrian deaths in Georgia in 2024, with 84 percent occurring at night.
• References a United States Department of Transportation finding that front-and-back visible reflective material is the most effective way to improve pedestrian visibility.
• The first resolving clause urges pedestrians statewide to wear bright and reflective clothing at night.
• The second resolving clause calls on the Department of Transportation to continue its 'See & Be Seen' campaign, including medians, crosswalks, pedestrian signals, and lighting.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Department of Transportation and the public.

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• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Primary sponsor
• Carmen Rice (R, HD-139)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-088)
• Al Williams (D, HD-168)
• Debbie Buckner (D, HD-137)
• Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)

• pedestrian safety
• road safety
• traffic deaths
• Georgia Department of Transportation