In Memory of
Lyndsey
Whittingham,
thank you for your
support of stronger
taxi laws to protect
those we love.

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Legislation Update - 07/18/2009 12:15 PM

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you so much for all those calls and emails you made recently to your State Representatives in support of House Bill 4050 for safer taxi laws in Lyndsey's name. Thanks to your efforts, House Bill 4050 passed in the House of Representatives yesterday!

But we are not finished...the bill must now be passed in the Senate. Last year, we were not able to get this bill passed in the House and Senate and we hope to be successful this time. Therefore, we again need your help in making a call or emailing your local State Senator to ask for his or her support of this bill. If you don't know your elected officials, go to Illinois State Board of Elections website, go to the "By address" tab and type in your address to find your State Senator.

We do not want other families or loved ones to suffer a terrible loss like ours when Lyndsey was killed by a taxi cab in Chicago. Your emails and phone calls can again make the difference in influencing the passing of this bill! Please take a minute to make a call or email your State Senator now to pass House Bill 4050 on behalf of Lyndsey. We also ask that you forward this website to everyone in your address book to increase support for the bill.

The new bill Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. It provides that a taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older, must have a valid driver's license issued by any state in the United States, must have had a valid driver's license for at least 3 years, and must not have been convicted of certain offenses during the immediately preceding 3-year period. Also provides that if he or she, after becoming a taxi driver, is convicted of any of those offenses or ceases to be licensed, the taxi driver must immediately cease operating a taxicab and the prohibition shall continue until specified conditions are met. Effective July 1, 2010.

We are very short on time. Please call or email today in support of House Bill 4050. Thank you very much for your help and support!

Lyndsey Whittingham Friends & Family

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