STAND. COM. REP. NO.862-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2336

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 2336, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER LICENSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase the safety of Hawaii's roadways by requiring that all drivers, with some exceptions, under the age of eighteen be accompanied by a licensed driver at least twenty-one years of age when driving between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.

The Department of Transportation, Department of Education, and Honolulu Police Department testified in support of the intent of this measure.

This measure recognizes and addresses the fact that young drivers are not as capable and experienced in driving, especially at night. Moreover, teenagers often die or are seriously injured while "cruising" or racing with friends during the late night hours. Your Committee feels that restricting driving between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. will decrease these types of occurrences while minimizing the restrictions on the rights of youths.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the age at which a driver is required to be accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least twenty-one years old when driving between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. from under eighteen years of age to individuals under seventeen years of age to facilitate 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 S.B. No. 2336, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2336,

S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

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

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair