STAND. COM. REP. NO. 244

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 709
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 709 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow use of a photo
technology system to enforce the violation of crossing of
longitudinal traffic lane markings in conjunction with the photo
red light and speed imaging detector demonstration project.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, City and County of Honolulu Police
Department, State Farm Insurance Companies, and two individuals.
The Judiciary submitted comments on this measure.

     Testimony indicated that use of photo technologies (video,
digital, or conventional cameras) is a safer and more efficient
method for enforcing the violation of unlawfully crossing
longitudinal traffic lane markings.  A photo technology system
would produce a photo identifying a violator and the citations
and summons would be mailed to that violator.

     Current law requires that police officers physically pull-
over violators and hand traffic citations to them.  In many
instances, police officers cannot enforce the violation because
the roadway configuration prohibits a safe stop for both the
motorist and the officers.  In addition, stopping a motorist on
the freeway is dangerous and causes traffic slow-downs.

 
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     Your Committee finds that permitting the use of photo
technologies in enforcing the violation of unlawfully crossing
longitudinal traffic lane markings allows for effective,
efficient, and safe enforcement of the law.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting procedures to allow for the citation or
          summons to be issued to a person who unlawfully crossed
          longitudinal traffic lane markings but is not the
          registered owner of the vehicle;

     (2)  Replacing references throughout the measure to "access
          control road" with "controlled access facility" or like
          terms since it is defined in section 264-61, Hawaii
          Revised Statutes; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of conformity, clarity, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 709, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 709, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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