STAND. COM. REP. 102

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1332

 

 

 

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.B. No. 1332 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase traffic fines for speeding in residential areas.

The Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this measure. The Department of Transportation opposed this measure.

Speeding in residential areas poses an unacceptable risk to both motorists and pedestrians alike. Children playing, as well as the elderly who exercise in these residential areas, are often in close proximity to traffic and are most susceptible to being hit or killed by a speeding motorist.

Although your Committee understands the jurisdictional concerns DOT has regarding the placement of speed-related signs in residential areas since this is usually a task performed by the counties, this bill warrants further discussion.

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. 1332 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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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair