HR 312 — A Resolution recognizing October 15, 2025, as "White Cane Safety Day" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   2305

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 312
                                              Session of
                                                2025

     INTRODUCED BY HOWARD, SANCHEZ, WAXMAN, HILL-EVANS, VITALI,
        HADDOCK, RIVERA, FREEMAN, HOHENSTEIN AND NEILSON,
        SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing October 15, 2025, as "White Cane Safety Day" in
 2      Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, On October 6, 1964, the Congress of the United
 4   States designated October 15 of each year as "White Cane Safety
 5   Day"; and
 6      WHEREAS, Blindness and severe visual impairment affect
 7   approximately 300,000 Pennsylvania residents; and
 8      WHEREAS, Persons with impaired vision use travel aids such as
 9   a white cane or dog guides to get around public streets and
10   sidewalks and places of public accommodation; and
11      WHEREAS, The travel aids, known as "White Canes," are
12   universally recognized as symbols representing vision loss; and
13      WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a White Cane Law requiring drivers
14   of vehicles to yield the right-of-way to any totally or
15   partially blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane
16   or accompanied by a guide dog and take necessary precautions to
17   avoid injuring or endangering the pedestrian, including stopping
 1   their vehicle; and
 2      WHEREAS, Greater awareness of Pennsylvania's White Cane Law
 3   leads to safer, more attentive driving in general, enhancing the
 4   safety of all pedestrians, including children, elders and people
 5   with disabilities; therefore be it
 6      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize October
 7   15, 2025, as "White Cane Safety Day" in Pennsylvania; and be it
 8   further
 9      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge the
10   need to educate the public about the use of white canes and dog
11   guides to keep pedestrians with impaired vision safe and
12   independent.




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