BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 
A PROCLAMATION 
 
OPERATION LIFESAVER MONTH 
 
WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS : 
WHEREAS : WHEREAS: THEREFORE: 
 
Operation Lifesaver is a nonprofit nationwide public education program to help reduce train - vehicle collisions, fatalities, and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings . It also serves to reduce trespassing incidents on railroad tracks and rail property; and 
Many special activities are being scheduled throughout the year, including the new "See Tracks? Think Train " campaign; and 
Many state agencies , businesses, and civic organizations have joined Georgia Operation Lifesaver over the years, and these dedicated volunteers have helped reduce Georgia ' s highway-rail crossing collisions by over 80 percent at its 8,000 public and private at-grade / level crossings since the program's inception ; and 
Free training programs for all first responders, professional truckers, and school bus drivers will continue to be offered as well as safety educational presentations for the general public; and 
In l 974 , Georgia was the fourth state to begin an Operation Lifesaver rail safety education program, and is considered a model program for the nation; now 
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia do hereby proclaim May 2016 as OPERATION LIFESAVER MONTH in Georgia and urge all our citizens to drive safely and cautiously when approaching a highway-rail crossing , to obey the law by always yielding to oncoming trains , and to avoid trespassing on rai Iroad tracks and rai Iroad property. 
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 4th day of April in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen . 
 
GOVERNOR 
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CHIEF OF STAFF