STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3238

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     S.B. No. 2166

        S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2166, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to require vehicles traveling on any two-lane bidirectional roadway, behind which a certain number of vehicles are formed in a line, to use turnouts on the roadway to let those other vehicles proceed when passing or overtaking is unsafe.

 

     Your Committee received no testimony for this measure.

 

     Your Committee finds that increased traffic on the road to Hana has led to unsafe driving conditions when the lead vehicle is moving slowly, causing a back-up of vehicles behind the lead vehicle, and that traffic moving in the opposite direction makes passing vehicles unsafe.  This measure promotes traffic safety on roadways, such as Hana Highway, by requiring drivers of lead vehicles on certain roadways to use turnouts and allow vehicles to pass under certain circumstances.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2166, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair