STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. 1381

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.C.R. No. 15

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 15 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT TO STUDY AND IMPLEMENT THE USE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS TO EXPEDITE ITS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE LANE CLOSURES OF ROADWAYS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to reduce traffic congestion due to on-site investigation of traffic accidents and lane closures of roadways by requesting the Honolulu Police Department to study, and implement where feasible, the use of:

(1) Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Teams (MAIT); and

(2) Photogrammetric computer systems.

The Department of Transportation testified in support of the intent of this measure. The Honolulu Police Department testified in opposition to this measure.

On-site investigations of accidents scenes, and their resultant lane closures, cause numerous problems for commuters, including secondary accidents and traffic delays. Recent traffic incidents have caused delays lasting from between two to eight hours. Your Committee finds that MAIT teams are utilized in many other cities of comparable size across the country and that through the use of these teams, as well as photogrammetric computer systems, accident scene investigation times showed a significant reduction.

Although traffic congestion caused by accidents are a statewide issue, Your Committee finds that studying the issue on Oahu would be an important first step in applying any information obtained from this study to the rest of the State. Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Requesting that OMPO (Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization) rather than HPD conduct the study;

(2) Clarifying that in its study, OMPO also study technology, including the use of photogrammetric computer systems, as a means of mitigating traffic congestion due to traffic collisions;

(3) Eliminating the requirement for the implementation of MAIT and photogrammetric computer systems;

(4) Requiring OMPO to submit a report on its findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2004;

(5) Changing the title to read: "REQUESTING THE OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TO STUDY THE USE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAMS AND TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE USE OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS, TO EXPEDITE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES TO MINIMIZE LANE CLOSURES OF ROADWAYS;" and

(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 15, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 15, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

		____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair