STAND. COM. REP. NO.979
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1575
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 1575, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE TRAFFIC CODE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to increase pedestrian safety by:
(1) Establishing penalties for the first, second, and third or subsequent violation of pedestrian-related laws at $250, $500, and $750, respectively;
(2) Requiring vehicles to stop for pedestrians under prescribed conditions; and
(3) Requiring certain action of pedestrians before crossing a roadway, including pointing either hand at a 45 degree angle toward the ground at the point of crossing.
The Honolulu Police Department and an individual testified in support of the bill. The Department of Transportation submitted testimony in support of the intent of the bill.
Your Committee finds that the bill has certain deficiencies in the application of its provision. Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Limiting the penalty to $100 per infraction;
(2) Requiring the person who is issued a notice of traffic infraction to provide identification to the officer issuing the notice;
(3) Requiring the pedestrian to extend either arm straight up toward the sky, in addition to other requirements, before crossing a roadway when there is no traffic control signal or the signal is not in operation; and
(4) Making other technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.
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. 1575, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1575, 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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____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair |
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