STAND. COM. REP. NO. 920-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1390
                                     S.D. 2
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B.
No. 1390, S.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend section 291-2, Hawaii
Revised Statutes (HRS), to clarify what constitutes reckless
driving. 

     This bill:

     (1)  Broadens the definition of reckless driving to include
          persons who disregard their own safety as well as the
          safety of others;

     (2)  Defines "reckless driving of a vehicle" to include
          committing two or more traffic violations within a two-
          mile parameter;

     (3)  Provides that a conviction and sentence for reckless
          driving or reckless riding of an animal not preclude a
          conviction for another traffic violation arising from
          the same course of action.  

     Your Committee finds that reckless drivers have little
regard for their own safety and the safety of others.  Reckless

 
 
 
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drivers are a major threat on the roads and need to be dealt with
accordingly.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Honolulu Police Department.  The Department of Transportation
submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.  The
Office of the Public Defender offered suggestions to amend the
bill.

     Your Committee has amended the bill by:

     (1)  Deleting the definition of "reckless driving of a
          vehicle;"

     (2)  Deleting the provision that a conviction and sentence
          for reckless driving or reckless riding of an animal
          not preclude a conviction for another traffic violation
          arising from the same course of action; and

     (3)  Making technical amendments for clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1390, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1390, S.D.
2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and
Hawaiian Affairs.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation,



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                                   KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Chair