HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	78
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

Requesting the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu to consider and take action to implement the use of traffic calming systems to regulate speeding on surface streets.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, traffic congestion is often cited as a contributing factor to aggressive driving, including speeding; and

 

     WHEREAS, the increase in traffic congestion and speeding throughout the State has increased the risk of harm to drivers, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians; and

 

     WHEREAS, all vehicles, including automobiles, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles are capable of speeding; and

 

     WHEREAS, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, speeding was involved in forty-seven percent of all traffic fatalities in Hawaii; and

 

     WHEREAS, because traffic safety is of paramount importance to residents and visitors alike, implementation of more effective methods to regulate speeding and enforce speed limits, including traffic calming systems, is necessary; and

 

     WHEREAS, traffic calming is a method used to regulate speeding by managing the flow of traffic using physical designs and devices, including narrow lanes, speed bumps, speed tables, raised crosswalks and intersections, and roundabouts; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, that the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu is requested to consider and take action to implement traffic calming systems to regulate speeding on surface streets throughout Honolulu; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu is also requested to take immediate action to implement traffic calming systems in the following locations in Waipahu:

 

     (1)  Kahuanui Street; and

 

     (2)  The section of Hiapo Street between Mahoe Street and Waipahu Street; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Department of Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

City and County of Honolulu; Department of Transportation Services; Speeding; Traffic Calming Systems