Bill Text: HI SB2499 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Motor vehicles
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-25 - (S) Referred to TIA. [SB2499 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2499-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the statewide traffic code.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 291C-152, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§291C-152[]]
Riding on motorcycles. (a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride
only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator
shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a
motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in
which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if
designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the
motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator.
(b) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles with more than two wheels in contact with the ground, provided that the person shall operate the motorcycle while riding upon the attached seat and facing forward.
(c) No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, or other article which prevents the person from keeping both hands on the handlebars or other steering mechanism.
(d) No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that will interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Motor vehicles
Description:
Clarifies that motorcycles with more than two wheels in contact with the ground may be ridden without sitting astride a seat, so long as the rider is facing forward in the attached seat.
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