STAND. COM. REP. NO. 472
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 32
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 32 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CROSSWALK SAFETY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this measure.
Although the Statewide Traffic Code contains provisions relating to a pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalks, a number of pedestrians crossing the street continue to be injured or killed each year. While both inattentive drivers and pedestrians share some of the blame, drivers have the greater potential to cause injury with their vehicles. Your Committee finds that clarifying a driver's duty to stop and yield the right of way for a pedestrian by specifying when a pedestrian is considered to be crossing a roadway will help county police departments better enforce pedestrian safety laws and will make Hawaii's streets safer for everyone.
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. 32 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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____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair |
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