STAND. COM. REP. NO. 464
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 737
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 737 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATEWIDE TRAFFIC CODE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to promote traffic and pedestrian safety by requiring operators of vehicles to stop for a pedestrian:
(1) Crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is on a non-divided highway; and
(2) Crossing in a crosswalk on either half of divided highway if the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle operator is traveling.
The Department of Transportation and Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this measure.
Your Committee is concerned over the rising number of injuries and fatalities of pedestrians crossing the street. Between 1999 and 2002, there were a total of 117 pedestrian fatalities statewide.
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 H.B. No. 737 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair |
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