Bill Text: HI HB756 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Transportation.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-09 - Act 207, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). [HB756 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-HB756-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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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 but not limited 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 291C-102:
(1) An engineering
and traffic survey conducted for the road whose maximum speed limit is being
set; provided that the engineering and traffic survey shall be properly validated
using an appropriate system, such as the Federal Highway Administration's
USLIMITS2 system or its successor;
(2) The speed at
which eighty-five per cent of free-flowing traffic on the road is traveling at
or below; and
(3) 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
and traffic survey" 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 and traffic survey shall consider the following factors, in order
of priority:
(1) Motor vehicle
crashes resulting in deaths or injuries;
(2) Potential for
or frequency of traffic collisions resulting in deaths or injuries;
(3) Residential
density, if any of the following conditions exist on the particular portion of
the highway and the property contiguous to the highway:
(A) Upon
one side of the highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous
property fronting the highway is occupied by thirteen or more separate dwelling
houses or business structures;
(B) Upon
both sides of the highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter of a
mile, the contiguous property fronting the highway is occupied by sixteen or
more separate dwelling houses or business structures; or
(C) The
portion of highway is longer than one quarter of a mile but has a ratio of
separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway
equal to or greater than that described by subparagraphs (A) or (B);
(4) Pedestrian and
bicyclist safety;
(5) Highway,
traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver; and
(6) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
DOT; Statewide Traffic Code; Traffic Control Devices; Uniform Standards and Specifications; Speed Limits
Description:
Requires the Department of Transportation, 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 Department of Transportation and the counties must take into account when setting maximum speed limits on a road.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
