STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1340-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 225

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 225 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON LENGTHENING YELLOW LIGHTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF RUNNING RED LIGHTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department of Transportation and the City and County of Honolulu to study the impact of lengthening the yellow cycle of traffic signal lights in order to address the problem of drivers running red lights.

Testimony in opposition to this measure was received from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services. Testimony supporting the intent to improve highway safety was received from the Department of Transportation. One individual submitted comments.

Your Committee has been striving throughout this legislative session to deal with escalating traffic problems including excessive speeding, highway racing, and increasingly blatant traffic infractions. Testimony consistently has pointed to the need for increased enforcement, along with increased penalties and other measures designed to increase safety on our roads.

In our continuing effort to explore all options available to address these problems, your Committee has amended this measure to expand the requirements of the study to include implementation of an all-way red light traffic signal delay at critical intersections to enhance both traffic and pedestrian safety.

Your Committee has further amended this measure by deleting references to "van cam" programs, as no such measure is before the Legislature this session, and making other nonsubstantive, technical amendments for consistency and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 225, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 225, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair