SJR98 Summary

• Designates July 1 each year as Car Surfing Death Awareness Day in Alabama.

• Car surfing is defined as riding on the exterior of a moving vehicle on any part including the roof, rear, hood, or side, or being towed while holding onto a moving vehicle on a skateboard or bicycle.

• The resolution cites that car surfing causes numerous annual injuries and deaths, with traumatic brain injury being the most common injury type from unprotected falls onto pavement or asphalt.

• The awareness day is dedicated in memory of Chase Davis of Columbiana, who died from a car surfing accident on July 1, 2017.

• The resolution aims to increase public awareness, particularly among young residents, of the dangers and tragic consequences of car surfing to prevent future injuries and deaths.