HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	59
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

urging the city and county of honolulu to work with the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services and the Honolulu Police Department to increase enforcement efforts against Illegal electric bicycles and dirt bike motorcycles to make sidewalks and public roadways safer.

WHEREAS, electric bicycles have become widely available for personal transportation and popular with commercial tour operators; and

WHEREAS, while electric bicycles are more convenient and affordable than automobiles, they are a safety hazard when ridden on sidewalks and in the middle of traffic lanes; and

WHEREAS, riders make illegal and dangerous modifications of electric bicycles with an aftermarket delimiter that allows bike to reach speeds of thirty miles per hour, which is nearly ten times faster than the average walking speed of a person; and

WHEREAS, electric bicycles can seriously injure pedestrians in a collision and operators of these devices are at risk from motorists who do not expect a small, silent, and motorized device riding right next to fast-moving vehicles; and

WHEREAS, within the past several years, law enforcement agencies have received complaints of unlicensed minors driving dirt bike motorcycles recklessly at high speeds on public roadways and in public parks; and

WHEREAS, public outreach and stricter enforcement against unlawful use of electric bicycles and dirt bike motorcycles are crucial to making our roads safer; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the City and County of Honolulu is urged to work with the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services and the Honolulu Police Department to increase enforcement efforts against illegal electric bicycles and dirt bike motorcycles to make sidewalks and public roadway safer; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services is requested to create and implement a public education and media outreach program to help riders of all ages and experience levels learn best practices for safely riding an electric bicycle or dirt bike motorcycle and adherence to traffic laws; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Honolulu Department of Transportation Services is requested to submit a report on the progress made in implementing a public education and media outreach program to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Councilmembers of the Honolulu City Council, Director of Transportation Services, Director of Transportation, and Chief of the Honolulu Police Department.

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Electric bicycles; Dirt bike motorcycles; Enforcement; Education