STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1113-20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2020

RE: S.B. No. 2672

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2672 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CROSSWALKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require a vehicle approaching a crosswalk from the opposite direction of another vehicle stopped at that crosswalk to yield and not proceed until a pedestrian, if any, has crossed the roadway.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, Disability and Communication Access Board, and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that currently, when a pedestrian is in a crosswalk, only vehicles on the same side of the intersection of the crosswalk are required to stop for the pedestrian. However, there is no requirement that vehicles on the opposite side of the intersection also stop for the pedestrian in the crosswalk. This measure will improve pedestrian safety by requiring any vehicle approaching a crosswalk from the opposite direction to stop and wait until the pedestrian has crossed the roadway when another vehicle on the opposite side of the intersection has stopped for a crossing pedestrian.

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. 2672 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair