HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
756 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part IV to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§291C- Traffic control devices; uniform standards and specifications. The department of transportation, after consultation with the counties, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 prescribing uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices installed pursuant to this chapter, including to stop signs, yield signs, speed limit signs, railroad warning approach signs, street name signs, crossing signs, any lines or markings on a roadway, and any other sign or marking required or authorized by the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended."
SECTION 2. Chapter 291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part X to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§291C- Speed limits; factors to consider. (a)
The department of transportation or a county shall consider the
following factors when setting a maximum speed limit pursuant to section 291C-102:
(1) An engineering study
conducted for the road whose maximum speed limit is being set; provided that the
engineering study shall include an analysis of the current speed distribution
of free-flowing vehicles; and
(2) Any other
factors prescribed by the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices, as amended.
(b) As used in this section, "engineering study"
means a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with methods
determined by the department of transportation for use by state and local
authorities. An engineering study shall
consider the following factors:
(1) Roadway
characteristics such as, but not limited to, shoulder condition grade, alignment,
sight distance, and lane widths;
(2) Roadside
development and environment, such as the following:
(A) Number
and types of side road access such as signalized or unsignalized intersections;
(B) Pedestrian
activity and facilities;
(C) Parking
practices and activity; and
(D) Type
of bicycle accommodations and facilities;
(3) Motor vehicle crashes
resulting in deaths or injuries; and
(4) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
DOT; Statewide Traffic Code; Traffic Control Devices; Uniform Standards and Specifications; Speed Limits
Description:
Requires the DOT, after consultation with the counties, to adopt rules prescribing uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices placed pursuant to the Statewide Traffic Code. Specifies the factors the DOT and the counties must take into account when setting maximum speed limits on a road. (HB756 HD1)
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